New Zealand sea levels rise, increasing flooding risk along the Wellington coast.

According to recent news from New Zealand, a study published in the international academic journal "Nature Climate Change" shows that since 1900, human activities have caused sea levels to rise, leading to a significant increase in the frequency of extreme sea level events in coastal areas. Originally considered to occur once every hundred years, extreme sea level events in the capital city of New Zealand, Wellington, now occur an average of about twice a year.