2016 was the hottest year in New Zealand in over a century, surpassing the previous warmest year on record, 1998. […]
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Wet and dry extremes in climate models questioned – Expert reaction
International scientists have pooled together data from the last 1,200 years on the relationship between water and the climate in […]
Continue readingHottest year on record – Expert reaction
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest on record, according to independent analyses by NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Continue reading2015 Hottest year on record – NASA, NOAA
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA […]
Continue readingNIWA Annual Climate Summary – Expert reaction
2015 was a dry, sunny year for New Zealand, but no hotter than average overall, according to NIWA’s annual climate […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Claims of a ‘mini ice-age’ ahead – Expert reaction
An unpublished study examining solar cycles has created a flare-up of headlines claiming we are headed for a ‘mini-ice age’, […]
Continue readingEl Niño forecast debated
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has declared the Pacific is in an El Niño climate pattern – but some New […]
Continue readingEl Niño and its impacts – Expert reaction
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed the Pacific is in an El Niño climate pattern – what does this […]
Continue readingClimate science clear – NZ researchers
In the pages of the Dominion Post, New Zealand climate scientists David Wratt, James Renwick and Andy Reisinger respond to […]
Continue readingLiving with drought – Experts respond
2015 has got off to a very dry start and increasingly drought-like conditions could have a substantial impact on farmers […]
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