Disclaimer: The forecasts offered in this page draw upon modified Copernicus Climate Change Service Information [2022] (C3S, https://climate.Copernicus.eu). There is inherent uncertainty in ...

Methane (CH₄) is New Zealand’s most significant greenhouse gas, making up over 50% of the country’s emissions, primarily from farmed livestock and waste facilities. Unlike CO₂, methane is more potent ...

Pressure One of the main things we have to watch to understand the weather is the presence of low and high pressure. Areas with low pressure are usually associated with bad weather. If an area has low ...

NIWA collects and generates as part of its Climate Station Network observational data in “10 min” format (data reported in 10 minute intervals).

Download a shorter version of this lesson in PowerPoint or as a PDF [981 KB] or continue below to see the lesson in full. Around the world the impacts of climate change are already being felt, with ...

Forecasting future weather starts by knowing what the weather is doing right now – everywhere in the world!

Download a shorter version of this lesson in PowerPoint or as a PDF or continue below to see the lesson in full. The climate of New Zealand is incredibly varied for a country of its size. The warm, ...

This research project is developing an energy-efficient, net-zero-emission process for wastewater denitrification.

Weather tells you what to wear each day, while climate tells you what types of clothes to have in your closet.