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High-resolution climate projections using physics and AI
Research ProjectNIWA researchers are developing a physics-informed and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven method to vastly reduce the computer power needed to provide accurate climate change projections. -
Updated national climate projections for New Zealand
Research ProjectThe development of updated national climate projections for Aotearoa New Zealand was completed in 2024. -
High resolution drought forecasting
Research ProjectNIWA and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. -
Providing climate change advice for New Zealand
ServiceRegional-scale climate projections assist local authorities to assess climate risks and help communities prepare for impacts. -
Extreme atmospheric rivers could double in future climate
Media release18 March 2025New Zealand could face twice as many of the most extreme atmospheric rivers by the end of the century. -
New Zealand Reanalysis (NZRA) dataset
Research ProjectNIWA has produced a high-resolution regional atmospheric reanalysis dataset, the New Zealand Reanalysis (NZRA). -
NIWA can help you leverage updated climate projections
ServiceNIWA is using updated climate projections to help New Zealanders better understand climate-related risks. -
Climate changes, impacts and implications for New Zealand
Research ProjectThe Climate Changes, Impacts & Implications project ran from 2012 to 2016 and aimed to update and improve projections of climate trends, variability and extremes across New Zealand out to 2100. -
Marine heatwave conditions forming: NIWA
Media release18 November 2020NIWA forecasters say a marine heatwave is forming around parts of New Zealand after sea surface temperatures (SSTs) warmed considerably last month. -
Projected regional climate change hazards
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Southern Annular Mode
Education ResourceThe Southern Annular Mod is a ring of climate variability that encircles the South Pole and extends out to the latitudes of New Zealand. -
Sea Surface Temperature Update
Publication seriesTo give insights to sea surface temperatures, NIWA scientists have combined predictions from ten climate models from institutes around the world.
