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Drought forecasting dashboard
NIWA and MPI are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. It uses innovative climate modelling, the latest in machine learning and other data-driven techniques to predict rainfall 35 days ahead. It will help farmers and growers better prepare for periods of dryness and drought.
Climate and weather
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Scientists reveal how landmark ban gave planet fighting chance
Media release19 August 2021Without the global CFC ban we’d already be facing the reality of a “scorched earth”, according to researchers measuring the impact of the Montreal Protocol. -
Record warmth so far this winter
Media release05 August 2021New Zealand has just experienced its warmest June and July since records began in 1909 and – with one month to go - is on track for its second successive warmest winter on record. -
The fine art of forecasting
Feature story04 August 2021Susan Pepperell looks at how high-resolution forecasting is driving sharper decision making – from deep in the back country to the finish line of the America’s Cup. -
Supercharging the view from above
Feature story04 August 2021From the rocky shores of Wellington’s South Coast to the icy waters of Antarctica, NIWA scientists are combining drone technology with advanced computer skills to map, measure and analyse the natural environment as never before. Campbell Gardiner explains. -
Know your snow
Feature story04 August 2021With the winter snowpack starting to build, who’s keeping an eye out on conditions in the mountains? -
Putting the weather on ice
Feature story04 August 2021Sam Fraser-Baxter catches up with a Fiji-born weather technician with a newfound love for the cold -
The largest flood flow ever measured
Media release29 July 2021Flood flows on the Buller River this month were the largest of any river in Aotearoa New Zealand in almost 100 years, NIWA measurements show. -
NIWA takes shot at golf course ratings
Media release06 July 2021A NIWA climate scientist has combined work and a sporting interest to benefit golfers throughout New Zealand. -
Climate scientists making shift to new “normal”
Media release02 July 2021NIWA climate scientists are redefining what’s normal when it comes to the weather. -
June blows hot and cold – and possibly hottest of all
Media release23 June 2021A weather roller coaster is coming to town and country before the end of the month. -
NIWA calculates 1:200 year flood for parts of Canterbury
Media release14 June 2021Preliminary analysis by NIWA climate scientists has shown that the recent Canterbury rainfall was so extreme in some inland places that it could be expected to happen only once every 200 years. -
Sea2Cloud – how marine aerosols influence the atmosphere and climate
Research ProjectClouds over the ocean, and how they trap or emit radiation from the sun, are partly influenced by the biology, biogeochemistry and physics of the surface ocean below.