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New Report Shows Significant Changes To New Zealand’s Climate

Published: Thu 15 Oct 2020 10:55 AM
Climate change is already happening in New Zealand and could have a profound impact on future generations of New Zealanders, a new report from the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ says.
Our atmosphere and climate 2020, released today, includes analysis of temperature data from 30 sites around New Zealand that shows our climate is warming. Every site recorded increasing average temperatures in winter.
More extreme weather events are also starting to be seen – extreme rainfall, heatwave days, and dry spell days increased and frost days decreased at some places. Changes to seasons are becoming apparent.
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New report shows significant changes to New Zealand’s climateNew Zealand’s environmental reporting series: Our atmosphere and climate 2020

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