‘Our Changing Climate’ in Murihiku Southland

1) decreased snow but increased rain over the summer. Summer is taking longer to change into autumn.
2) bought a hybrid vehicle for getting around. I also swapped work areas with a colleague so we are both driving less.
3) the challenge is to the native fauna and flora due to the speed of the climate change. It makes it hard for them to adapt.

I'm noticing more windy days.

1. Autumns are getting longer, winters are getting milder. Plants are flowering longer and or sooner. Plants are growing better and frosts arent knocking them back in winter - so huge potential for more weeds to appear. Extreme weather events. Warmer and drier summers (not complaining too much). Weeds that havent been a problem here before now starting to spread - eg Larch, banana passionfruit etc
2. Mowing my lawns more into late autumn. having to weed the garden more. Pushing my outdoor summer recreational activities further into autumn / winter.
3. Future thinking, restrictions and thoughts put in now to help the future. Eg water usage, hydro electric, changing landuse, species grown etc. Getting on top of new weeds as they start appearing. Retreating from the coast, not permitting people to build in flood or coastal areas. Thinking about fire danger and putting in fire breaks etc in forests etc.

Firstly the 3 question panels won't currently work for me to fill in, that said here are my responses:
1) I have noticed subtle and not particularly noticeable changes in average overall temperature and an increase in peak summer maximum temperatures which appears to be connected to changes in ecosystems, noticeable in local cultivated gardens, farmland, & natural wild habitats. It's no surprise that the changes are currently subtle, being the southernmost region in the nation we are one of the last global regions to see and feel the direct effects of global temperature increases due to our distance away from the equator and proximity to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. I have also noticed what appears a subtle increase in sea level, flooding on SH1 @Oceanbeach (which is being attended to) and also at Green Point reserve where erosion is encroaching and destroying "where the land meets the sea" plant ecosystems that appear to have lived there for a long time without being affected.
2)Personally, to the best of my ability to live a clean green low as possible carbon lifestyle.
3) Actions, more community climate education. Concerted pushback against climate denial & ignorance, including calling out current climate ignoring political actions. Monitor local, national, and global climate knowledge and changes and pass up to date information to the community. Continued collaboration of local government & central government, with inclusion of the wider community in regard to climate change.

my concern is the many planes flying over southland spraying chemtrails. you may reply saying that they are just contrails but i can tell you that they are not. contrails or water condensation evaporates where as the chemtrails these planes are leaving spread. regardless of my opinion or your opinion it should be in the health and safety of our community that you should investigate this issue.
thank you

The climate is changing over time