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Serious games as a tool to engage people
ServiceNIWA is using serious games to look at problems holistically, support understanding and give a framework for adaptation decisions. -
Snow has been low but there’s more to come, say scientists
Media release26 August 2020NIWA’s South Island snow and ice monitoring stations have confirmed what many skiers have been talking about: winter has been dry and snow coverage has been poor. In fact, several sites have recorded half their typical snow depth for this time of year. -
Lesson 11: Understanding past climate can help predict the future
Education ResourceIf we can understand how the Earth’s climate has changed in the past, we can use that information to understand how it might change in the future. -
Lesson 13: Glaciers
Education ResourceGlaciers are beautiful to see and are a majestic, pristine part of our natural landscape. But what exactly is a glacier, and how do they work? -
Lesson 5: Introduction to climate
Education ResourceWeather tells you what to wear each day, while climate tells you what types of clothes to have in your closet. -
Lesson 12: Computing the climate
Education ResourceWe can explore how the world may change due to climate change by creating climate models. -
Rust coding
Feature story28 July 2020Campbell Gardiner explains how hundreds of lines of computer code generated each week are helping biosecurity authorities keep a close eye on a plant pathogen. -
Locked down, but breathing freely
Feature story28 July 2020Some of the most striking images of lockdown around the world have been the blue skies of cities ordinarily choking in smog. From New Delhi to Los Angeles, Beijing to Paris, the changes were so remarkable they were visible from space. -
Lesson 8: Climate and weather extremes
Education ResourceNew Zealand’s climate can be defined as ‘temperate’. However, every so often we experience extremes. -
NIWA crew face record time at sea
Media release21 July 2020Coronavirus border restrictions mean six NIWA staff face four straight months at sea in a bid to keep an international ocean research project afloat. -
Lesson 4: Severe weather
Education ResourceOnce in a while the weather becomes much more dangerous – what meteorologists call severe weather. -
Lesson 10: Our planet is warming
Education ResourceWhen we talk about the future, we often talk about climate change.