SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
Issued by MetService at 9:26 am Tuesday 30-Jul-2019
A period of heavy snow for southern and eastern parts of the South Island. Also,brief heavy rain possible about the Canterbury Plains below the snow level.
A cold southerly change is forecast to spread north across the South Island during today and into Wednesday, bringing snow down to 200 metres in some places.A period of significant snowfall is expected above 400 metres about the Kaikoura Ranges, the Canterbury High Country and foothills, and also northern parts of Central Otago, and a Heavy Snow Warning (Orange) is now in force for these areas.Please note, Heavy Snow Watches remain in effect for the remainder of Central Otago, the Southern Lakes, Fiordland and inland parts of Clutha and Southland.
In addition, a period of heavy rain is expected below the snow level about the the Canterbury Plains including Christchurch, and a Heavy Rain Watch is now in force for this area.
People are advised to keep up to date with the latest forecasts in case any changes are made to the current Watches or Warnings, or other areas are added.
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HEAVY SNOW WARNING - ORANGE
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Heavy snow may disrupt travel in affected areas and could damage trees and powerlines. Cold conditions may cause stress for livestock.
Area: Marlborough south of Ward including the Kaikoura ranges, also the Canterbury High Country and Plains above 200 metres north of the Waimakariri River
Valid: 12 hours from 3:00 am to 3:00 pm Wednesday
Forecast: Snow is expected to fall to about 200 metres during this time. Expect 15 to 20cm of snow to accumulate about and above 400 metres, with even deeper snow expected at higher levels.
Change note: This area has now been upgraded to a Warning (Orange).
Area: Canterbury High Country and Plains above 200 metres from the Waimakariri River southwards, and Central Otago north of Omakau
Valid: 14 hours from 6:00 pm Tuesday to 8:00 am Wednesday
Forecast: Snow is expected to fall to about 200 metres during this time. Expect 15 to 20cm of snow to accumulate about and above 400 metres, with even deeper snow expected at higher levels.
Change note: Area extended north to the Waimakariri River, previously the Rakaia River.
An update for severe weather will be issued by: 9:00 pm Tuesday
30-Jul-2019
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? π»π¨π
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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37% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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63% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, weβre a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature β and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
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