{"id":41505,"date":"2022-09-02T06:46:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T06:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=41505"},"modified":"2022-09-02T06:46:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T06:46:51","slug":"new-zealand-rainfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2022\/09\/02\/new-zealand-rainfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain has triggered multiple landslides in New Zealand over the last two months"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heavy rain has triggered multiple landslides in New Zealand over the last two months<\/h4>\n

Parts of New Zealand have suffered unusually intense rainfall through July and August, triggering multiple landslides.\u00a0 For example, in Wellington, which is a city built on steep slopes, Geonet has reported<\/a> that 294 mm of rainfall fell in July alone, the highest on record, with further heavy rainfall falling in August.\u00a0 As of 18 August GNS had recorded 195 landslides in July and a further 148 in August.\u00a0 For example, this landslide occurred on The Terrace on 8 August, threatening the house higher up the slope:-<\/p>\n

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The 8 August 2022 landslide on The Terrace in Wellington. Image courtesy of GNS Science\/ Wellington City Council.<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Other areas have also been affected, most notably Nelson in the northern part of South Island.\u00a0 Perhaps most interestingly, a significant landslide occurred in the Atawhai area of Nelson, which was captured on a video https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p70sOgxfa_g:-<\/p>\n