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A major research programme has captured just how much New Zealand’s coastal waters have warmed over recent years – breaking a slew of records in the proces

Surely there can be nobody left who even slightly doubts that dramatic climate change is occurring right now across the world? If there is, what...

NZ's seas still running warmer than average and may be taking bite out of winter's chill.

Māori tribes record changes to lands and oceans, with some food-gathering practices that have sustained communities for hundreds of years lost

As seas around Aotearoa heat at an unparalleled rate, scientists are starting to understand what it might mean for marine ecosystems

With winter closing in fast, New Zealand’s seas are still running abnormally warm.

With winter closing in fast, New Zealand’s seas are still running abnormally warm - something scientists are partly putting down to La Niña’s aftermath.
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We have joined forces with the commercial fishing sector to deploy sensors on vessels nationwide to gain insights into how ocean temperatures are changing near the coast.Monitoring coastal changes Ocean temperature measurements are critical for understanding and accurately predicting extreme events, including severe storms and unusually warm coastal waters, which have serious economic and societal impacts.During the past few years, Aotearoa New Zealand has been plagued by extreme rainfall and pe...

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