Last year was New Zealand’s fourth warmest year since recording began in 1909, according to the 2019 Niwa Annual Climate Summary. Annual temperatures […]
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New fire in the Tasman region – Expert Reaction
A new bush fire has broken out near Nelson, as warm and extremely dry conditions persist in the region. Police […]
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2018 another hot year in NZ – Expert Reaction
2018 has tied for the second hottest year on record, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary released today. Boosted by last […]
Continue reading2017 set to be another scorcher – Expert reaction
2017 is set to be in the top three hottest years on record, with record-breaking extreme weather, according to the […]
Continue reading2016 another scorcher year – Expert Reaction
2016 was the hottest year in New Zealand in over a century, surpassing the previous warmest year on record, 1998. […]
Continue readingWet and dry extremes in climate models questioned – Expert reaction
International scientists have pooled together data from the last 1,200 years on the relationship between water and the climate in […]
Continue readingHottest year on record – Expert reaction
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest on record, according to independent analyses by NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Continue reading2015 Hottest year on record – NASA, NOAA
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA […]
Continue readingNIWA Annual Climate Summary – Expert reaction
2015 was a dry, sunny year for New Zealand, but no hotter than average overall, according to NIWA’s annual climate […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Claims of a ‘mini ice-age’ ahead – Expert reaction
An unpublished study examining solar cycles has created a flare-up of headlines claiming we are headed for a ‘mini-ice age’, […]
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