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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, 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. -
Climate mapping
Read about how NIWA can map any aspect of climate to help guide your organisation's response to a changing and variable climate. -
Climate Summaries
Publication seriesView annual, seasonal and monthly summaries of temperature, rainfall and sunshine data from across New Zealand. -
Using trigonometric functions to model climate
Education ResourceYour task is to create a model of the data to predict the times during the year that a location would be pleasant to visit -
Understanding and predicting floods and their impacts
Feature story06 June 2017Floods are not unusual in New Zealand, but those that hit us early this winter broke records. Why did they occur? Should we expect more? Can we predict future floods?
