The tables below show the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of any forecast guidance there would be an ...

Our assessment of tropical cyclone (TC) activity for the coming season indicates normal to below normal activity. [Tropical cyclones are categorised in strength from 1 to 5, with 5 being most intense.

New research led by Earth Sciences New Zealand reveals that more than 750,000 New Zealanders live in locations exposed to flooding from one-in-100-year rainfall flooding events. And this number could ...

New Zealand’s newest and largest supercomputer has produced its first weather forecast. Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Shane Reti was there to celebrate the milestone and to help deliver ...

The tables below show the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of any forecast guidance there would be an ...

Over 220,000 m 3 of sediment was eroded from just 9.1km of Ūawa/Hikuwai riverbanks in Gisborne (Tairāwhiti). This corresponds to 24 m 3 of sediment for each metre of river channel, or around 1,500 ...

New Zealand’s ocean temperatures are rising and marine heatwaves - periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures which persist for five or more days - are becoming more frequent and severe, with ...

The tables below show the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of any forecast guidance there would be an ...

A NIWA-led study has found New Zealand’s native forests are absorbing more carbon dioxide (CO 2) than previously thought. Study leader, NIWA atmospheric scientist Dr Beata Bukosa, says the findings ...

Neutral El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions remain present in the tropical Pacific. Residual signals indicative of weak La Niña conditions persist, and occasional La Niña-like atmospheric ...

Seven nations sharing world’s longest mountain range already impacted by climate change Climate change is already reshaping life and landscapes across the world’s longest mountain range which extends ...