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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Drought – soil, rivers, climate, outlook
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING – FRI 22 MAR The ‘big dry’ continues, with the entire North Island officially declared a drought […]
Continue readingDrought raises climate questions
Current drought conditions in the North Island have heated up discussion about the science of climate change and the future […]
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 readingNZ Herald: Long dry spell leads to less greenhouse gas
Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald that the recent dry spell has led to lower greenhouse gas emissions. […]
Continue readingEl Niño with a difference
El Niño ‘Modoki’ – a new kind of El Niño will increase with global warming Research published today in Nature […]
Continue readingThe Press: Canterbury drought likely, say forecasters
Paul Gorman, of The Press, reports that current conditions in Canterbury, namely strong winds as well as high temperatures, are […]
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