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NIWA is using machine learning to forecast flood inundation in a fraction of the time required to run physical models. 

Researchers created national sea-level risk profiles for populations, buildings, croplands & infrastructure under present & future climate scenarios.

NIWA is pleased with the announcement today by the Science, Innovation and Technology Minister of the Government’s response to a recent review of New Zealand’s weather forecasting system.

A new NIWA-led study has found that climate change increased the amount of total rainfall during Cyclone Gabrielle by 10%.

An unusual disturbance high above Antarctica is causing polar air to encroach on different parts of the Southern Hemisphere, including New Zealand.

July 2024 marks a special anniversary for NIWA - 25 years of issuing our Seasonal Climate Outlook.

NIWA has completed a major project to analyse how New Zealand’s “climate normals” are shifting.

Tracking changes in broadnose sevengill sharks' behaviour in a warming climate.

Highest June temperature since records began in the 1850s

This is the final Hotspot Watch for this season. The Hotspot Watch will return in the spring.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.