New Zealand’s southern waters experiencing marine heatwave
Wellington, New ZealandReuters Waters around New Zealand’s South Island are as much as six degrees Celsius warmer than normal due to climate change, the weather phenomenon La Nina and a series of high pressure systems, according to scientists. Metservice oceanographer Joao de Souza, who is part of the Moana Project, said that waters around the […]
New Zealand faces “big task” in recovering from heavy rains, floods
Reuters New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential rain. Last week’s rains in northern and central areas forced more than 500 people from their homes, making some uninhabitable. A state of emergency […]
Rains pounding New Zealand ease, more people forced from their homes
Reuters Torrential rains eased on Saturday in New Zealand’s northern and central regions after four days of downpours forced hundreds of people from their homes, although there were 100 new evacuations overnight. The South Island city of Nelson has been the worst affected, with hundreds of homes evacuated over the week, and some rendered uninhabitable. […]
Torrential rain causes havoc in New Zealand, hundreds forced from homes
Wellington, New Zealand Reuters Torrential rain hit parts of New Zealand for a fourth day on Friday, forcing hundreds of people from their homes as rivers overflowed their banks and waterlogged ground becomes unstable. Nelson, on the north coast of the South Island, has been worst affected with more than 400 homes evacuated and some […]
Snapshot: Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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