This IPCC leaked text is available here. –
Large proportions of Maori owned land (>60%) are steep and hilly and susceptible to damage from high intensity rainstorms and erosion; while low-land plains and terraces are vulnerable to flooding and high sedimentation (Harmsworth and Raynor, 2005; King et al., 2010).
Can somebody tell the IPCC that “low-land plains” are FORMED by floods over the aeons. Rivers and creeks flood and carry sediment out over bordering lands. This sediment drops out of suspension to form a new soil layer. A process that has been repeating since the beginning of time. You can not have “low-land plains” without occasional flooding and associated sedimentation.
I’m sure most capable geologists have a big cackle over statements like that; like they do over a lot of the alarmist drivel.
I see this leaked IPCC section on Maori has been picked up at two NZ blogs – Whaleoil and Climate Conversation Group who title their post “Maoris get more say than anyone, actually”.
Will be fascinating to see if the IPCC text on Maori survives to their final report.
@Dave N
Yes, we do, actually. Although it’s not so much a “cackle” as a wry grin.
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