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• Science of a Disaster: How Fine-Scale Dynamics and Saturated Soils Fueled Wellington’s Record-Breaking Flash Floods

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: AXL News

  Climate scientist James Renwick breaks down the meteorological "perfect storm" that struck Wellington on April 20, 2026. While the system originated in the cold Southern Ocean, its...