El Niño combined with global warming means big changes for New Zealand’s weather
- Written by: Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland
Getty ImagesEl Niño is officially here, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and with it comes a change from the La Niña weather patterns New Zealand has experienced for the past three years.
In particular, a switch from prevailing northeasterlies to southwesterlies means New Zealand is one of the few...
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