Papakura Area, are you climate ready?

Question 1

Drought and warmer temperatures won’t affect our bird life, fish, or the types of plants and crops we grow in Auckland.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The two main climate hazards facing Papakura are flooding and coastal inundation (a.k.a. sea level rise).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Wetlands are important because they...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 4

In Te Ao Māori the atua wahine (spiritual dimension) of swamps and wetlands is...

Accepted Answer

Moana-i-te-Repo

Question 5

Wetlands now comprise how much of Auckland's landscape?

Accepted Answer

<0.5%

Question 6

Over the past 100 years, the global average temperature increased by...

Accepted Answer

1.7 degrees

Question 7

If we stay on our current path, the number of days that are warmer than 25°C are set to double.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Big weather events like cyclones, heatwaves will be more intense in future, but will only happen as often as now.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Auckland's Climate Plan is also known as:

Accepted Answer

Te Tāruke ā Tāwhiri

Question 10

On 27 January 2023, some places in Auckland had 200+ mm of rainfall.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

How long has it taken us to use the same amount of natural resources as we did in the whole of the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

8-years 2016-2024

Question 12

Since 1901, sea levels have risen by...

Accepted Answer

18cm

Question 13

Trees and plants make our land more spongy, allowing it to soak up and hold more water.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Name the online tool we can access for more info on our flood risk?

Accepted Answer

FloodViewer online at LiveLightly.nz/climate-ready

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