She added: “And as we saw with Storm Goretti, it’s this tree uprooting that can bring really severe impacts.
“It can just bring down power lines. It can lead to transport infrastructure. It can even lead to fatalities. So that is a critical aspect of what we might expect in the future.”
Another projected feature of future storms is what is known as a storm surge – where, as a storm comes in, sea levels rise rapidly, Kendon said.
“As we move into the future warmer world, we know that sea levels are going to be increasing, and so the risk associated with coastal flooding is also increasing in the future,” she added.