Archives for February 2010
IMAGE: NZ tsunami gauges detect large waves
The image below represents a snapshot of the latest tsunami gauge recordings for operational instruments in the New Zealand region…
VIDEO: Damage from Chile earthquake, tsunami warnings
VIDEO: Know what to do in a tsunami
An animated short film to educate kids and parents about tsunamis. Animated Crab Teaches Students Valuable Tsunami Preparedness Information. – NOAA…
Possible NZ arrive times for tsunami
Estimated wave arrival times Chatham Islands (Kaingaroa) 07.52 Chatham Islands (Waitangi) 07.35 North Cape 09.24 Whangarei 09.45 Auckland (North Head)…
Chile Quake could affect NZ’s east coast beaches from 6am
UPDATED NZ Civil Defence as of 11:43pm: “There’s still no threat to New Zealand. New Zealand scientists are continuing to…
Saturday’s national highs…
Today’s highest temperature was 30 at Ashburton. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 18 at Haast. Kaitaia : 26 Whangarei :…
Cyclone Sarah threatens Cook Islands
The Cook Islands are again being threatened by a tropical cyclone. Cyclone Sarah is sitting just off the coast of…
Don’t be fooled – UV rays are still very high
We may be well past the longest day of the year and the temperatures may be creeping down a degree…
7.0 quake strikes near Japan – tsunami expected there
Tsunami waves up to two metres high are expected to hit the Japanese island of Okinawa, after a large earthquake…
Huge glacier on the move from Antarctica
An iceberg containing enough water for everyone on the planet for a year has broken away from Antarctica. The 78…
