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Ellen Rykers is a freelance writer and science journalist curious about all things weird and wonderful.

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A four-part collage shows rainfall in a forest, water flowing from a tunnel, flooding over a road, and water rushing down a curved road lined with trees.

New Zealand’s latest climate change risk assessment, explained

Why cyclones are going to dump more and more rain

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What one climate scientist wants everyone to know

‘Put down the hammer and pick up the rammer’

Small grubs solving big problems

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