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On this page: Researchers in New Zealand, and around the world, are beginning to understand the different ways our communities will be impacted by climate change. Some of the impacts are already clear, for example, sea-level rise and coastal erosion. Others are not so clear.
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Climate change and turbulence: Experts weigh in after death on Singapore Airlines flight
One passenger died and 30 others were injured aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by "severe turbulence," officials said Tuesday, but experts say such deaths are rare even as researchers ...
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Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating citizens amid violent unrest in New Caledonia
Australia and New Zealand have sent planes to evacuate citizens stranded in violence-hit New Caledonia. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed clearance from French authorities for ...
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The combined effects of climate change will result in a multitude of irreversible impacts on New Zealand. By the end of this century New Zealand will experience higher rainfalls, more frequent extreme weather events, rising sea levels and higher temperatures.
New Zealand’s climate is warming. Annual average temperature increased at 28 of 30 sites across the country and at all 30 during winter. Eighteen of the 30 sites had a very likely increasing trend in the number of heatwave days, while 12 of 30 had a very likely decreasing number of frost days.
Major risks of the projected climate changes for New Zealand include: More droughts, high winds and localised flooding Increasing water shortages in eastern areas Growing pest and disease problems Costs of changing land-use activities to suit the new climate. Precipitation change.
11 October 2023, 10:45am. Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate, impacting the environment, communities, and the economy, according to a new report. The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the latest, three-yearly update about the state of Aotearoa’s atmosphere and ...
Aug 25, 2021 · A research fellow at the Antarctic Research Centre, Lauren Vargo, said New Zealand would also see decreases in glacier ice and seasonal snow, leading to impacts on water resources, hydropower...
Ocean & biodiversity. How climate change is causing our oceans to warm, rise and become more acidic, which is impacting marine species. Extreme weather events. How climate change is causing stronger cyclones, hotter heatwaves and more frequent droughts and wildfires that result in losses and damage to nature and people. More on climate change.
