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Solutions: Regional climate change
Feature story20 April 2018As climate change takes hold, regional council planning, sustainability and hazard managers are looking to NIWA. -
NZ snowline shrinks
Feature story06 April 2018New Zealand’s glaciers have all retreated and lost volume since NIWA started surveying them in 1977. -
Scientists measure glaciers after record-beating summer
Media release08 March 2018Climate scientists and glaciologists are taking to the skies this week to find out how New Zealand’s glaciers are faring following this summer’s record-breaking warmth. -
Swamp kauri providing a window to the past for scientists
Media release26 February 2018Ancient swamp kauri is being used by NIWA scientists to reveal the secrets of past climates. -
Five more days from the official hottest summer on record
Media release23 February 2018Despite a sub-tropical storm and two ex-tropical cyclones, this summer is about to become the hottest in history. -
Blog: atmospheric gas measurements - 21 February
21 February 2018John McGregor from NIWA checks on the instruments that measure atmospheric gases throughout our voyage. -
Auckland region climate change projections and impacts | Auckland Council
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Warmer seas make whales more difficult to find and track
Media release16 February 2018A two-week expedition to tag blue whales in New Zealand waters for the first time, almost came up empty due to warmer sea temperatures causing the animals to change their behaviour. -
Warming ocean to alter ecosystems and affect fisheries by end of century, says NIWA scientists
Feature story05 December 2017Rapid warming of the ocean near Tasmania may provide a good indication of how the water around New Zealand will change as the planet warms, say NIWA scientists. -
Winters much shorter than they once were, says NIWA
Media release08 November 2017New Zealand winters are a month shorter than they were 80 years ago, NIWA scientists say.“This is a consequence of rising temperatures around the globe, and such trends in colder temperatures and frosts will influence the life cycle of plants and animals” - Dr Brett Mullan.
