Archives for September 2010
Fog delays flights in Sydney
Fog is causing delays at Sydney Airport this morning. Flights will resume as soon as the fog lifts – but…
Weekend looks wet, wet, wet in the west (Map)
Another spring system is about to pounce and yet again rain is the main feature. From top to bottom the…
VIDEO: Six months of seismic activity in 60 seconds
By Chris McDowall of sciblogs.co.nz I created a video to animate six months of 2010 New Zealand seismic activity data picked up by the…
5.3 quake hits Hawkes Bay & Wairarapa
An earthquake measuring 5.3 has rattled the eastern North Island this afternoon. GeoNet says the quake was 80kms south of Hastings,…
Tropical Storm Igor is born
It’s an unusual name for a potential hurricane but this morning Tropical Storm Igor was born in the Atlantic Ocean…
Thursday’s national highs…
Today’s highest temperature was 19 at Bay of Islands, Whangarei, Greymouth, Hokitika. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 10 at Darfield…
Toxic sea slugs spread
More toxic sea slugs are being reported across Auckland’s eastern beaches from Okahu Bay to Kohimarama. It’s prompting Auckland City…
Rain slides down North Island, dry over Canterbury…for now
Heavy rain is sliding down the North Island today with the heaviest rain falling across Bay of Plenty. Eastern Northland, eastern Auckland,…
Canterbury Earthquake Appeal – please donate
New Zealand Red Cross emergency teams are on the ground in Christchurch and the Canterbury region, helping people affected by…
Wet weekend likely for north and west
Yet more rain is in the forecast for this weekend as a new Tasman Sea low forms and pushes across the…
