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Climate change and agriculture
Education ResourceHelping you understand the science of climate change. The things we can do to combat climate change, individually, and alongside our whānau, school and community, can and will make a difference. -
Air quality in Arrowtown - 2019 Arrowtown School project
NIWA worked with Year 8 students at Arrowtown School to analyse, visualise and communicate air quality data. -
Air quality in Arrowtown - 2019 results
Read a summary of results and download our full report on 2019 outdoor air quality. -
Greenhouse gas analyses
NIWA has been using advanced scientific instruments to measure atmospheric trace gases and isotopes for over 30 years. -
Counting carbon – NZ contributes to global CO2 stocktake
Media release27 April 2023New Zealand researchers have contributed to the first ever stocktake of global greenhouse gas emissions. -
Research aims to quantify New Zealand’s Blue Carbon capacity of kelp seaweeds
Media release20 February 2023A research project co-led by Blue Carbon Services and NIWA will aim to provide New Zealand’s first national estimate of natural kelp-carbon sequestration in the marine environment. -
High UV prompts SunSmart warnings
Media release20 February 2023Ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels are averaging higher in 2022 compared to 2021, atmospheric scientists are warning. -
Fire in the sky
Feature story15 December 2022New research suggests large-scale wildfires may be changing the chemical makeup of our atmosphere. Jessica Rowley explains. -
High UV prompts SunSmart warnings
Media release21 October 2022Experts are warning Kiwis to be extra cautious this summer, with ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels averaging higher compared to 2021. -
Reducing COVID-19 transmission through increased ventilation
Research ProjectFunded by the Ministry of Health, NIWA air quality researchers are carrying out research to understand ventilation behaviour and examine how well spaces used by our most vulnerable populations are, and could be, ventilated. -
2020 Australian wildfires reveal significant hole in our understanding of ozone
Media release09 August 2022Smoke from the devastating Australian wildfires impacted the atmosphere in a way that’s never been seen before. -
Seen a stunning sunrise or sunset lately? The Tongan volcano may be the cause
Media release15 June 2022The Tongan volcanic eruption may be responsible for New Zealand’s unusually vibrant sunrises and sunsets, say NIWA scientists.
