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August 2 marks the end of the Solar Winter!
As the days get longer NZ and the Southern Hemisphere say goodbye to the Solar Winter today – the 12…
ClimateWatch Video: August’s outlook as talk of La Nina returns
If you want La Nina don’t get too excited just yet – there are signs that La Nina is starting…
M8.2 quake near Alaska but “no tsunami threat to NZ” – Civil Defence.
Final Update – The USGS confirms a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck near the Alaska Peninsula just after 6:15pm NZST and…
VIDEO: Windier weather to dominate NZ & Australia for at least a week
The Southern Ocean is stormy and high pressure is mostly to the north and east of New Zealand, this encourages…
VIDEO: Heavy rain returns to Nelson + gales to impact NZ & Australia
60 to 150mm is forecast for the Nelson region this Sunday to Tuesday while gales will impact Australia from coast…
Australia: From coast to coast – severe gales on the way + snow in the south east (+4 Maps)
The entire southern coastline will be impacted by gales from storms in the Southern Ocean and nearby, creating strong winds…
16 Photos: NZ Defence Force helping out in the Buller floods
The New Zealand Defence Force is busy across flood affected parts of Buller, helping people evacuate as waters rise and…
ClimateWatch – How JULY is shaping up (+12 Maps)
We’re now exactly halfway through 2021 (what!?) and July is kicking off on a very settled note…but will it last?…
Canada: British Columbia’s incredible heat wave, Temps to reach 40C in Vancouver & 50C inland
UPDATED — An unprecedented heat wave is about to impact Canada’s west with incredible temperatures forecast for the often temperate…
Philip Duncan: The true difficulty of forecasting tornados in New Zealand
A few reporters have asked us over the past few days if a better job could’ve been made in forecasting…
