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Today is the day to vote – #VolcanoCup fever takes hold in New Zealand!
Do you find volcanoes fascinating? GeoNet certainly does. Right now there’s a whole lot of scientists, teachers and students talking…
Weather Video: Tropical Cyclone heading towards NZ
A tropical cyclone north west of New Zealand is going to transition out of tropical cyclone status and then deepen…
Government to take a further 6 months to make decision on already year long delayed weather review
Updated: There’s more frustrating news about the New Zealand Government’s response to the open weather data review and also the…
Six large California wildfires have scorched 160,000 acres; 5700 firefighters working
Wildfires roared across Southern California for a fifth day on Friday, with new blazes prompting more evacuations as neighborhoods in…
California fires: ‘Firefighters taking a beating’ as Santa Ana winds rage
The four major wildfires wreaking devastation across Southern California are wearing on the firefighters and military personnel who have been…
Weather Video: Current Sea surface temps around NZ stand out on world map
We kick off the first full week of December under more high pressure and mostly dry weather but this week…
Some farmers are telling WeatherWatch.co.nz that parts of NZ now in a ‘Green Drought’
SPECIAL REPORT — Farmers in Taranaki and Southland – and a handful of other places around New Zealand – are…
Environment: Keystone Pipeline leaks 800,000 litres of oil in South Dakota
A total of 210,000 gallons (794936 litres) of oil leaked yesterday from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota, the pipeline’s…
“Significant” dry spell developing across NZ, may last into December
Special Update — Fiordland is a rain forest and is one of the wettest places on earth, but for the…
Iran/Iraq: World’s deadliest quake of 2017, over 450 killed, 7000 injured
At least 452 people were killed and thousands injured after a powerful earthquake struck near the border of Iran and…
