Cyclone damage shows New Zealand beekeepers are unprepared for climate change new zealand
TeaTwo months after a cyclone swept away thousands of bees in the fertile fruit bowl of New Zealand’s North Island, beekeepers face a painful and costly recovery, raising questions about how they will adapt to the intensifying climate crisis. Will be When Cyclone Gabriel roared over the North Island in February, killing 11 people and causing billions of dollars in damage, it ravaged the orchards and vineyards of Hawke’s Bay and the east coast – where pips, kiwifruit and wine are grown Exports are lucrative – and destroy 5,000 to...