New Zealand is in the grip of a winter storm, with cold southerlies from Antarctica bringing snow, wind and hail. […]
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Updated: Oklahoma tornado – experts respond
Updated: A Huge tornado has devastated the US state of Oklahoma killing at least 24 people and injuring many more. […]
Continue readingCyclone Evan NZ bound – Jim Salinger
Tropical cyclone Evan has devastated Samoa and is currently causing strife in Fiji. Now, meteorologists are forecasting that a weakened […]
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. […]
Continue readingExpert on post-Sandy storm bearing down
A nor’easter threatening to target the East Coast as it recovers from Superstorm Sandy may be less severe than previously […]
Continue readingHurricane Sandy – Experts Respond
Hurricane Sandy, currently hitting the East Coast of the United States, shares several similarities with Cyclone Giselle – which sunk […]
Continue readingEditorial: Forecasters get it right
The editorial in today’s Press pays homage to the scientists who battle with risks and probabilities to provide accurate information […]
Continue readingClimate change complexity
In today’s New Zealand Herald, meteorologist Jim Hessell describes the complexity of the earth’s atmosphere and how it will react […]
Continue readingControversy over climate change course
A University lecturer may be stretching academic freedom too far when it comes to examining climate change in his classes. […]
Continue readingClimate change and extreme weather in the news
Following the Science Media Centre’s briefing with experts yesterday, several media outlets have reported on the connections between rising global […]
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