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NIWA - Latest News [Page 19]
Third warmest summer on record - NIWA
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 12:49 pm | NIWA
New Zealand has just experienced its third warmest summer on record, according to official NIWA climate figures. More >>
International weather and climate experts gather in Wgtn
Friday, 1 March 2019, 1:43 pm | NIWA
Weather and climate experts from around the world are meeting in Wellington next week to discuss the successes of a global scientific model focused on improving the accuracy and reliability of weather and climate forecasting. More >>
Seasonal climate outlook - March – May 2019
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 1:33 pm | NIWA
• A central Pacific El Niño is now occurring as the ocean and atmosphere have been weakly coupled for a third consecutive month. Traditionally, this occurs farther east toward South America and during the early summer season. More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 2:24 pm | NIWA
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions ... More >>
Scientists return from Antarctic voyage
Thursday, 14 February 2019, 10:12 am | NIWA
After travelling almost 12,000km in the past six weeks, a group of scientists returns to Wellington at the weekend with new knowledge about life in the Ross Sea of Antarctica. More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 3:05 pm | NIWA
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions ... More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Thursday, 7 February 2019, 1:04 pm | NIWA
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions ... More >>
NIWA Outlook: February – April 2019
Friday, 1 February 2019, 4:01 pm | NIWA
Outlook Summary • The atmospheric circulation around New Zealand is forecast to be characterised by slightly higher than normal pressure to the southwest and southeast of New Zealand and lower pressure than normal to the northeast of the country. Weak ... More >>
The heatwave in numbers
Friday, 1 February 2019, 2:14 pm | NIWA
NIWA has crunched the data on this week’s heatwave and come up with the following record breakers: More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 2:17 pm | NIWA
Across the North Island, soil moisture levels decreased everywhere during the past week due to meagre rainfall and extremely warm temperatures. The most significant decreases were observed across the northern two-thirds of the island, with less substantial ... More >>
NIWA’s Sea Surface Temperature Update
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 2:03 pm | NIWA
A fortnightly report, updated over summer, covering sea surface temperatures and anomalies (differences from average) around New Zealand. Following the Tasman Sea marine heatwave event of 2017-18, this report will help users understand the latest ... More >>
Māori carvers head to Antarctica
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 10:37 am | NIWA
Two Māori carvers head to Antarctica next week to complete and install a traditional carving at Scott Base, New Zealand’s headquarters on the ice. More >>
Sir Ed’s temperature legacy
Thursday, 24 January 2019, 12:47 pm | NIWA
Temperature records that began with Sir Edmund Hilary in 1957 are still being collected and used by scientists, and operational staff at Scott Base. More >>
Scientists confirm warming seas around New Zealand
Thursday, 24 January 2019, 10:25 am | NIWA
The water in the New Zealand region is significantly warmer than it was 30 years ago, and all indications are the warming trend will continue, says a NIWA scientist. More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch 23/1/19
Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 4:47 pm | NIWA
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions ... More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 9:01 am | NIWA
Across the North Island, soil moisture levels generally decreased slightly during the past week, with the exception of Northland where the drying was more substantial. Conversely, slight soil moisture improvements were observed in Taranaki. The driest ... More >>
Scientist collects rubbish to rid rivers of plastics
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 9:24 am | NIWA
It may be rubbish to everyone else, but to Amanda Valois each little scrap of plastic on a river bank or in a waterway tells a valuable story. More >>
The science of art or the art of science…
Friday, 11 January 2019, 10:58 am | NIWA
If you think science and art have nothing in common, think again. At environmental science institute NIWA, it’s all about one inspiring the other. More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch 10/1/19
Thursday, 10 January 2019, 11:33 am | NIWA
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions ... More >>
The eel earbone detective
Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 10:00 am | NIWA
As a young child growing up on an Irish farm, one of Eimear Egan’s chores was to regularly clean out the well from where her family drew its drinking water. In the well lived a large eel that, no matter how many times it was shifted, just kept coming ... More >>
