Atmospheric analysis

NIWA has been using advanced scientific instruments to measure atmospheric trace gases and isotopes for over 50 years.

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    Hotspot Watch 8 December 2022

    Hotspot
    08 December 2022
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

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    Marine heatwave developing

    Media release
    01 December 2022
    Coastal waters around Aotearoa New Zealand became unusually warm last month, say NIWA.
    Climate and weather
    Oceans
    Climate change

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    Hotspot Watch 1 December 2022

    Hotspot
    01 December 2022
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

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    Chinese and New Zealand Scientists dive to one of the ocean's deepest regions

    Media release
    27 November 2022
    A New Zealand scientist and a submersible pilot from China have become the first women to dive to Scholl Deep in the Kermadec Trench, 10 km below sea level.
    Oceans
    Voyages

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    Hotspot Watch 23 November 2022

    Hotspot
    23 November 2022
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

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    Tonga eruption confirmed as largest ever recorded

    Media release
    21 November 2022
    A New Zealand-led team has completed the fullest investigation to date into January’s eruption of the underwater Tongan volcano.
    Geological hazards
    Tsunami
    Volcanic eruptions

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    Hotspot Watch 16 November 2022

    Hotspot
    16 November 2022
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.
    Extreme weather

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    Discovery of over a dozen new sponge species

    Media release
    10 November 2022
    In the latest NIWA Biodiversity Memoir, researchers examined and registered over 250 sponge specimens in the family Latrunculiidae, discovering 14 new species and 1 new fossil species.
    Marine invertebrates
    Oceans

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    Beloved Barnacles

    An interactive guide to the barnacles of New Zealand.

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    Hotspot Watch 8 November 2022

    Hotspot
    08 November 2022
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

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    Climate change experts tour New Zealand’s coastal wetlands

    Media release
    03 November 2022
    A group of international scientists are visiting some of New Zealand’s most significant coastal wetlands as part of a five-year research project to help the country adapt and prepare for sea-level rise.
    Climate change
    Coasts
    Estuaries

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    Hotspot Watch 1 November 2022

    Hotspot
    01 November 2022
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.