Archives for December 2011
Warning after disease-spreading mozzies found
Exotic mosquitoes capable of spreading disease have been found on a ship that docked in Auckland and Tauranga. Local residents…
Another earthquake jolts Wellington
The capital has this morning been jolted by another earthquake. The earthquake has been described by those who felt it…
Move over Bear Grylls – it’s now just “beer”.
A man in the US has managed to survive nearly three days trapped in his pickup truck by eating cans…
Sub-tropical low possible next week
It’s still early days but long range computer models have been suggesting our first sub-tropical low this summer looks likely…
Funnel cloud over Manawatu (Photos: 3)
Exclusive — For the second time this week a funnel cloud has formed as unstable weather conditions continue over the…
Weather Video: Big high moving in but tropics waking up
Philip Duncan and nzherald.co.nz team up to bring you the latest on the weather around the country. At the moment…
Wednesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 26 at Gisborne. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 10 at Molesworth. Kaitaia : 20 Whangarei :…
Space weather workshop gets underway today
Five scientists speaking at a workshop meeting in San Francisco today will discuss the complex — and relatively new — research…
Tropics starting to wake up
Tropical activity directly north of New Zealand is showing signs of coming to life says WeatherWatch.co.nz following several days of…
Japan: Has radioactive water leaked into the Pacific Ocean?
Workers at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility have discovered a leak of 45 metric tons of radioactive water, operator Tokyo…
