Our atmosphere and climate 2020

Climate change is defined as a long-term change to the Earth’s climate. But what does this mean? To understand climate...

Earth is a dynamic system, made up of four central components known as subsystems – the hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and...

Earth’s climate is changing. We are able to directly observe this as glaciers melt and disappear and Arctic sea ice...

Observation is a keystone of science. For millennia, people have observed nature to discover patterns in the weather. We’ve used...

Emissions are the release of greenhouse gases from human activities. They can be estimated in different ways, including production-based and...

We hear a lot about greenhouse gases – and the huge amounts that humans are responsible for pumping into the...

Climate change threatens the loss of culturally significant land, taonga species and resources affecting the perpetuity of mātauranga and tikanga...

Knowledge of tohu – biophysical indicators – has been passed down from tūpuna over many generations. From years of observation...

This resource provides explanations of some of the key terms and concepts encountered when learning about climate change. It includes...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environment has been shaped by climate. It has influenced both the physical environment and the plants...

Our world faces a growing number of complex issues. As citizens, we have a responsibility to make informed decisions on...

The world saw striking images in the months of March and April 2020 as countries dealt with a pandemic. Some...

Although weather and climate are closely related, they are not the same thing. The chief difference between weather and climate...

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) gathers weather data throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. NIWA and its predecessors...

Although weather and climate are closely related, they are not the same thing. The chief difference between weather and climate...

Koe feliuliuaki ‘a e ‘ea ‘oku ‘uhinga ia ki he ngaahi liliu kehekehe ‘oku hoko ki he kalaimeiti (Churchward, 1959)...

Ko e feliuliuaki ‘o e ‘ea ‘oku hoko ia ko e taha ‘o e tefito’i palopalema lahi ‘aupito ‘oku ne...

Observation is a keystone of science. For millennia, people have observed nature to discover patterns in the weather. We’ve used...

Climate change threatens the loss of culturally significant land, taonga species and resources affecting the perpetuity of mātauranga and tikanga...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environment has been shaped by climate. It has influenced both the physical environment and the plants...