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The impact of back-to-back storms – Expert Reaction

The impact of back-to-back storms – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 February 202323 February 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle is looking “more and more likely” to hit our northern shores as early as Sunday. This comes roughly […]

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Severe weather in Fiordland – Expert Reaction

Severe weather in Fiordland – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 February 202007 February 2020

MetService has issued its first ‘Red warning’ following heavy rain in Fiordland that has damaged roads and left tourists stranded. […]

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Typhoon Haiyan – experts respond

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 11 November 201328 March 2016

Our colleagues at the UK and Australian Science Media Centres gathered the following experts comment on the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Professor […]

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NZ Herald – Chris de Freitas: Flood prediction fraught with uncertainty

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 25 January 201125 January 2011

In an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald, Chris de Freitas of the University of Auckland explains why the […]

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ONE News: Who’s to blame for Queensland floods: Man or Nature?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 19 January 2011

Australian scientists Kevin Roche and Professor John McAneney explain why climate change does not explain the scale of damage caused […]

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Newsletter Digest: Aussie floods and the Knight Science Journalism Fellowships

Blog  |  Published: 14 January 2011

Aussie floods – the scientific angles It has been a grim start to the year for Australia, with the state […]

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Dom Post: Capital gets unique carbon-dating machine

In the News  |  Published: 20 May 2010

Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about GNS’s new $3.4 million accelerator mass spectrometer, which will be used to […]

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