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🇳🇿 NIWA is home to our South and West Pacific regional center, so we’re thrilled that they’re sponsoring the Pacific #Ocean Mapping Meeting. Their support is key to advancing #research and better understanding #marine ecosystems. Learn more: niwa.co.nz

NIWA is using machine learning to forecast flood inundation in a fraction of the time required to run physical models. 🕓🌧️ Read the full story here 👉 niwa.co.nz/news/forecasti…

⚠️ Nov-Jan Seasonal Climate Outlook: 🌊 A La Niña Watch remains in effect 🌡️ Air temperatures are very likely to be above average across NZ ☂️ Most regions to see near normal to below normal rainfall 🌧️ Short and sharp rain events for parts of the NI niwa.co.nz/climate-and-we…

What are the likely 'themes' over the next 3⃣ months (Nov-Jan)? Chris has got you covered ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=JVzRBg…

🌊 Wrapping up the final day of the 6th #Seabed2030 #Pacific #Ocean Mapping Meeting • 90 in-person participants from 27 different countries • 6 inspiring keynote speeches • 34 insightful presentations • Interactive sessions, hands-on workshop and a Talanoa session

Microbes – such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the digestive tracts of livestock – are behind unprecedented spikes in methane emissions, according to new research from the University of Colorado and NIWA. 📈 Read the full story here ➡️ niwa.co.nz/news/microbes-…

Interested in a PhD University of Otago? Explore how internal waves cool our oceans & their future under climate change! NIWA-led MBIE Science project supervised by me, Erik Behrens & Craig Stevens. NZ$43k/yr (incl. $33k stipend+fees). Apply by Jan 18 2025. Details: tinyurl.com/iwsi2025

NIWA freshwater ecologists are using biodegradable plant mats to help reintroduce native aquatic plants to degraded lakes in Aotearoa New Zealand. 🌿💧 Find the full story here ➡️ niwa.co.nz/news/rolling-l…

It's official, 2024 was Aotearoa New Zealand’s 10th-warmest year on record 🌡️ The average temperature was 13.25°C, 0.51°C above the 1991–2020 average. Of NZ’s 10 warmest years on record, eight have occurred since 2013 🧵on the things you should know about 2024’s climate in NZ

How does art help scientists discover new species? Rachael Peart, #amphipod specialist at NIWA, has been drawing these tiny yet complex creatures for 30 years. For her, illustration is more than art - it’s a way to truly understand them.

We were delighted to host Her Excellency, Ms Neeta Bhushan, High Commissioner of India on NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa yesterday. We look forward to increasing science collaboration between NIWA and India.

We have released our March-May seasonal climate outlook, available here: niwa.co.nz/climate-and-we… In February 2025, oceanic and atmospheric conditions remained mostly consistent with a weak La Niña There is about a 65% chance that ENSO-neutral conditions will emerge in March-May

📣 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣 After less than 16 months exploring the ocean’s depths, we’re thrilled to reveal the first 866 new marine species discovered by the Ocean Census Alliance! Read more: oceancensus.org/press-release-…

(4/10) Meet the Freely Branched Pterobranch, which looks completely different from the famously flat fossil graptolites. marinespecies.org/worms-top-ten/… NIWA Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum #toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday #OceanDecade #GenOcean #marinespecies

The April-June 2025 Seasonal Climate Outlook has been released, and this graphic shows the regional expectations for rainfall and temperature for the season as a whole. The full document can be found here: niwa.co.nz/climate-and-we…

Huge winds and high waves are smashing parts of Auckland, causing beach foam 🌊 Average wind speeds of over 75 km/h are being recorded, generating large waves. These waves crash on sandy beaches and smash up cells of phytoplankton and pull in air bubbles, producing a soapy foam.