Atmospheric analysis

Students will apply understanding gained from previous activities and will engage in the uncertainty of climate change and its implications.

Building on their knowledge of the local climate and any recent events, students explore predicted impacts of climate change.

As ‘climate journalists’, students will research a recent significant local or national climate related event.

In this activity, students will determine the potential personal impacts of climate change on things that are important to them.

In this lesson, you will play NIWA’s online serious game, My coastal futures.

This page outlines specific learning intentions, success criteria and key climate change background knowledge for these teaching resources.

Many New Zealand cities and towns have switched over to modern LED street lighting. The move will save on operational costs, but little is known what impact artificial streetlights have on flying freshwater insects which are integral to our waterway ecosystems. NIWA investigated the likely impact as part of a four-year MBIE-funded Smart Idea project.

NIWA meteorologists say last week’s atmospheric river (AR), which was responsible for widespread devastation in both the North and South Islands, was a record-breaker.

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We aim to deliver the science that enables New Zealand to meet its environmental challenges and thrive in a rapidly changing world. To fulfil our purpose we need to understand the way animals live and survive as vital parts of the overall ecosystem.

Smoke from the devastating Australian wildfires impacted the atmosphere in a way that’s never been seen before.