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Time is running out to protect Franz Josef from its rising river. Stopbanks won’t work forever

By Ian Christopher Fuller, Professor in Physical Geography, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Tim Davies, Adjunct Professor of Disaster Risk and Resilience, University of Canterbury

The Waiho River is rising faster because it deposits gravel along a confined bed. There is a strong case for letting the river roam naturally.

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