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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. -
Lesson 12: Computing the climate
Education ResourceWe can explore how the world may change due to climate change by creating climate models. -
Lesson 8: Climate and weather extremes
Education ResourceNew Zealand’s climate can be defined as ‘temperate’. However, every so often we experience extremes. -
Projected regional climate change hazards
This page provides a summary of projected climate change hazards. -
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, Earth Sciences NZ scientists have combined predictions from ten climate models from institutes around the world. -
The Stormy Seas project
Research ProjectDoes climate change affect the position of the Subtropical Front around New Zealand? -
Regional modelling of New Zealand climate
Research ProjectDeveloping probabilistic scenarios of expected future regional climate changes. -
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Education ResourceThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is charged with assessing the most up to date scientific, technical and socio-economic research on climate change. -
Climate change scenarios for New Zealand
Research ProjectProjections of how climate change is likely to affect New Zealand.
