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New NIWA Website

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http://www.niwa.cri.nz/ and click niwa science to the actual site

Looks great! Heaps more info too :)
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Unfortunately I can't access the NIWA climate site at present. I'll try again later.
They were obviously changing over to the new site then. Good new website.
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..............immmmm interesting and a bit of an improvement from the other site, however the National Climate Summary still needs to be improved. Getting sick of having to get the binnoculars/magnifying glass/telescope, whatever , out to be able to read it :roll:

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:..............immmmm interesting and a bit of an improvement from the other site, however the National Climate Summary still needs to be improved. Getting sick of having to get the binnoculars/magnifying glass/telescope, whatever , out to be able to read it :roll:

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Yes John where's that Pamphlet thev'e been talking about 8-[ :lol: .
Nice new site there by NIWA I do know someone who works at NIWA.
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This article refers to a switch in the "PDO" which I understand has been
trying to reverse its phase since about 1998.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3418085a10,00.html
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RWood wrote:This article refers to a switch in the "PDO" which I understand has been
trying to reverse its phase since about 1998.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3418085a10,00.html
"We have been seeing some of that, like flooding in the Bay of Plenty...what we would expect is weakening westerlies which allow more easterlies coming from the sub-tropics," he said.
I believe this year we have already seen the 1st stages of this with plenty and plenty of easterlies beating anomalies, less rain from NW/SW cold front situations which is of concern.

As for the very deep low we just had which brought the severe cold snap was as a result of warmer than normal temperatures to Central Australia.. storm season there has started very early in Darwin.
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