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BRIEFING: Do-it-yourself climate modelling
Any Australian and New Zealander with a home computer and an internet connection will soon be able to power up […]
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The president of the World Meteorological Organization, Dr David Grimes, and over 30 international experts on polar weather and climate […]
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Our colleagues at the UK and Australian Science Media Centres gathered the following experts comment on the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Professor […]
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The Australian Science Media Centre has collected extensive commentary from experts on a range of issues relating to the heatwave […]
Continue readingTornado strikes Auckland – experts respond
Update: The MetService has blog has been updated to redefine the weather event as a ‘mircoburst’ rather than a tornado. […]
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A nor’easter threatening to target the East Coast as it recovers from Superstorm Sandy may be less severe than previously […]
Continue readingHurricane Sandy and climate change – Kevin Trenberth
Writing for the website The Conversation, US-based New Zealander Dr Kevin Trenberth notes the contribution of climate change to Hurricane Sandy […]
Continue readingClimate change ‘loads’ the extreme weather ‘dice’ – experts respond
A group of climate experts, including Prof James Hansen, claim recent heat waves and extreme summers can be attributed to […]
Continue readingIPCC report prepares for extreme weather
Evidence suggests that climate change has led to changes in climate extremes such as heat waves, record high temperatures and, […]
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