Climate change

Tropical cyclones forming in the south-west Pacific are becoming less frequent but those that do form are likely to be more severe.

The construction of improved climate information and services in Vanuatu has posed unique logistical challenges.

The most commonly grown variety of kiwifruit around Te Puke will not be commercially viable in the area by the end of the century, say scientists.

Sitting at the surface of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica, are layers of ice more than 10,000 years old. And trapped inside those layers are bubbles of ancient air – like tiny time capsules - able to tell scientists a story about what the world used to be like and how humans have changed it.

Wellington city will have warmer autumns, almost a month of days over 25°C and up to 10 per cent more winter rain by 2090, according to a new NIWA climate report.

New research estimates that if climate change goes unchecked 60,000 more people will die globally from air pollution in 2030 – just 13 years away.

Developing probabilistic scenarios of expected future regional climate changes.

To prepare for changes in climate, our freshwater and oceans decision-makers need information on species vulnerability to climate change.

Ocean acidification is the name given to the lowering of pH of the oceans as a result of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.

New Zealand has just experienced its warmest winter on record, according to official NIWA climate data.

The greenhouse effect is a warming of the earth's surface and lower atmosphere caused by substances which let the sun's energy through to the ground but impede the passage of energy from the earth back into space.