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Major Hurricane heading to Jamaica, Cuba – damage may be significant
Hurricane Matthew is a major storm now with Category 4 status – and it’s aiming for both Jamaica and Cuba…
October – what to expect weatherwise
Welcome to the first day of October – here’s the WeatherWatch.co.nz outlook for October. We’ll keep it simple, focusing on…
Aviation: Meet the 26-year-old airline captain and her 19-year-old co-pilot
Their combined ages are just 45. But that didn’t stop 26-year-old captain Kate McWilliams and her 19-year-old co-pilot Luke Elsworth…
La Nina-like conditions now affecting New Zealand
It’s not official, but La Nina weather conditions are now impacting New Zealand and Australia and if the current set…
Another Typhoon heading towards Taiwan, China
Megi is now a typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean, around 800 miles east-southeast of Taipei, Taiwan. A recent flurry…
Is the Indian Ocean’s “El Nino” affecting New Zealand? (x4 InfoGraphics)
Most read story of the week —- The Indian Ocean Dipole is currently underway. Never heard of it before? Don’t…
China’s giant half kilometre wide telescope starts search for alien life
The search for alien life just got bigger. A lot bigger. The world’s largest telescope will be completed this week…
Super Typhoon Meranti targets Taiwan, mainland China
It only took 24 hours for Super Typhoon Meranti, which is threatening Taiwan and mainland China, to roar from the…
End the mosquito cycle in your own backyard or property this summer
This article is by CNN Meteorologist Judson Jones. While NZ doesn’t have Zika or West Nile the information in this…
NASA pulls ‘Armageddon’ move launching spacecraft to land on asteroid
NASA has launched a space probe called OSIRIS-REx this hour NZT to chase down a dark, potentially dangerous asteroid called…
