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		<title>Cyclone Gabrielle &#8211; Preparation Lessons Learned</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyclone Gabrielle pounds the North island of New Zealand. Here's what I learned about preparation.  <p><a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2023/02/18/cyclone-gabrielle-preparation-lessons-learned/">... more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a></p>]]></description>
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<p>2023 has been a tough year weather-wise.</p>
<p>January saw <a href="https://niwa.co.nz/news/auckland-suffers-wettest-month-in-history" target="_blank" title="NIWA: Auckland suffers wettest month in it's history (opens in new tab/window)">record-breaking rainfall</a> across much of the North Island of New Zealand, with more than 260mm of rain falling on south and west Auckland in just 24 hours. In the far north, wind-speeds of up to 140kph were recorded.  Four people were killed in flash floods and landslides and hundred of homes were destroyed.</p>
<p>But that was just the start&#8230;</p>
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