The Kiwis wasted no time in retaliating however, when Robbie Paul sprinted clear, but Sean Hoppe dropped the Bradford star's pass with the try-line beckoning.
Lange's victory saw him become the first driver to take both bobsleigh gold medals at a single Winter Olympics since East German Wolfgang Hoppe in 1984.
Hoppe says that even when the role of rising population in storm paths is removed from the accelerating trend in losses, climate change emerges as a clear factor in the increased losses.