Tagged: marine heatwave

Farmed fish dying, grape harvest weeks early – just some of the effects of last summer’s heatwave in NZ - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jan 30, 2019 •

• climate change,
• marine heatwave,
• summer temperatures

Jim Salinger, University of Tasmania and James Renwick, Victoria University of Wellington As the Australian heatwave is spilling across the Tasman and pushing up temperatures in New Zealand, we take a look at the conditions that caused a similar event last year and the impacts it had. Last summer’s heatwave gave New Zealand its warmest … Read More

Coastal seas around New Zealand are heading into a marine heatwave, again - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jan 23, 2019 •

• Climate,
• marine heatwave,
• NIWA,
• ocean temperature

Craig Stevens, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and Ben Noll, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research As New Zealanders are enjoying their days at the beach, unusually warm ocean temperatures look to be a harbinger of another marine heatwave. Despite the exceptional conditions during last year’s heatwave in the Tasman Sea, this … Read More