Atmospheric analysis

This page provides definitions for words and terms used frequently in relation to climate change and global climate modelling

First-time science fair entrants Oliver Gunson and Jayden Kumar are on a mission to help reduce skin cancer rates caused by New Zealand’s harsh sun.

Identifying dolphins using photos of the unique pigment patterns on their fins can be used to help in the management of a species, says a NIWA scientist.

A 13-year-old Waikato school student has been testing his mother’s assurance that sunscreens past their expiry dates are still effective.

A group of year 12 students in South Auckland has been tackling one of New Zealand’s biggest health issues – our high skin cancer rate.

This list of resources will support your climate change adaptation planning.

Adapting to climate change is dynamic and uncertain. This step provides guidance on how you can keep your analysis, decisions and responses relevant and up-to-date in a continually changing environment.

This step will help you identify options for action, bearing in mind that often decisions have to be made with limited information.

In this step you will identify your climate change risks, compare them to other (non-climate) risks affecting you face and piroritise your responses.

This step helps you assess your resilience to current climate risk.

This step helps you understand risk, climate and adaptation, as well as reasons to adapt.

A Tauranga school student has solved a crucial problem for dog owners in the face of a ban on plastic bags.