Archives for August 2012
Antarctic ice may hide huge methane menace
The melting of Antarctic ice could release huge amounts of greenhouse gas trapped under the continent’s surface – creating a…
Isaac, ‘terrible, determined, and nasty,’ pounds Gulf
Hurricane Isaac’s relentless lashing of the Gulf Coast flooded streets and homes in part of Louisiana Wednesday as the slow-moving…
Thursday’s national forecast
In Northland and the Coromandel expect morning rain to ease to showers at times during the afternoon, winds gusty from…
High to the east, low to the north
This pattern means an east to northeasterly airflow gets funnelled over the country, and while it will be sunny in…
WeatherWatch.co.nz special video: All you need to know about Hurricane Isaac
WeatherWatch.co.nz and nzherald.co.nz join forces to bring you the latest on Hurricane Isaac. The storm actually made landfall around noon…
Stunning from Auckland through to Otago
An anticyclone over the country has turned on sunny weather for most of NZ today and one point to mention…
Weather Video: Low up north today, spring front this weekend
Philip Duncan and nzherald.co.nz team up to bring you the latest on the weather around NZ. Currently a small low lies…
Isaac makes landfall – but conditions still getting worse
Hurricane Isaac has started to make landfall in Louisiana. Isaac had maximum sustained winds of 129 km/h. That means it’s still…
Isaac is now a hurricane
As of 1pm Central US time (6am NZST), Isaac was a Category 1 with maximum sustained winds of 121 km/h…
Wednesday’s national forecast
High cloud spreads over the upper North Island today with mostly sunny weather, rain however spreads south during the day…
