Archives for February 2010
The Fujita Scale: Scales of a tornado
A tornado can range from a relatively small event to a system capable of incredible destruction(although rare on our shores)….
VIDEO: US Snowstorm – Watch 30 hours in 30 seconds
A massive snow storm is crippling the eastern United States today with all flights in and out of Washington DC…
Second cyclone set to hit Cook Islands
A second tropical cyclone is forecast to hit the Cook Islands after a State of Disaster has been declared on…
Friday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 29 at Hanmer Springs. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 18 at Invercargill. Kaitaia : 24 Whangarei…
Is summer fading early for many of us?
Blog – by Philip Duncan I mean it when I say I don’t like being the bearer of bad news. I don’t get…
NASA: 2009 second warmest year on record; end of warmest decade
2009 was tied for the second warmest year in the modern record, a new NASA analysis of global surface temperature…
Next generation weather satellite marks major milestone
The development of a new series of weather and environmental monitoring satellites has marked a significant milestone with the delivery…
Thursday’s national highs…
Today’s highest temperature was 27 at Bay of Islands, Gisborne, Alexandra. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 17 at Waiouru, Christchurch,…
Gales and higher temperatures coming
Temperatures are going to rise for eastern parts of both islands this Friday and Saturday as a nor’west flow develops…
Tropical Cyclones fire up in South Pacific
Story highlights… – Severe tropical cyclone last week in French Polynesia – Current cyclone hits Cook Islands – Potential new cyclone…
