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Weather

What determines weather, climate and the seasons? These resources cover the causes for extreme weather and also weather forecasting, weather activities, meteorology and climate change. SCIS no. 5415858

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Wet afternoon
Wet afternoon
A weather-related artwork by Ethel Spowers.
Videos
Weather on other planets
Weather on other planets
Take a journey into space to see the weather on other planets.
Articles
Weather factors
The factors that determine our weather.
Videos
Weather with you
Weather with you
A popular song by Crowded House.
Articles
Weather
Weather
New Zealand’s weather is shaped by mountains, oceans, and winds.
Newspapers
Weather chart
A weather chart from 1894.
Articles
Recording the weather
Recording the weather
Article about recording weather from 1964.
Images
Wind wand
Wind wand
The Wind Wand is a 48-metre kinetic sculpture located in New Plymouth, New Zealand. The sculpture includes a 45-metre tube of red fibreglass, and was made to designs by artist Len Lye. To residents...
Images
Wind power
Wind power
Wind is a fast-growing source of power in New Zealand.
Images
Mechanics Bay meteorological station
Mechanics Bay meteorological station
An unidentified man studying meteorological data from a radiosonde receiver at the Mechanics Bay Meteorological Station
Articles
New Lynn flood
A resident who saw his front yard quickly fill up with water in yesterday's widespread flooding had to rip the bars out of a window to get to safety.
Articles
Rescue sparks warning about checking weather
Today's rescue of six people from snow in Kahurangi National Park is another reminder for people to check the weather before venturing into the wilderness, police say.
Images
Weather balloon
Weather balloon
In this photograph we see a meteorologist filling a 1000 gram weather balloon with hydrogen. Weather balloons record data like atmospheric wind and temperature throughout the lower layers of the at...
Articles
Volunteers at work
Volunteers at work
A Wellington volunteer search and rescue team carries a tramper suffering from hypothermia.
Videos
The hole in the ozone
The hole in the ozone
Ozone healing could reduce skin cancers and sunburn.
Images
Merino sheep
Merino sheep
Before we had advanced equipment to predict and monitor weather patterns, people used animals such as, frogs and sheep, (and even ladybugs) to predict the weather. Sheep can sense minute atmospheri...
Images
Pedestrians battling strong winds
Pedestrians battling strong winds
Heat from the sun makes wind. The sun’s energy heats the air and as it becomes warmer, it becomes lighter and rises, allowing colder, heavier air to rush in as wind.
Images
Blowdry hairdos
Blowdry hairdos
The weather is a popular topic of conversation. In New Zealand it can be '4 seasons in one day'. It could be wet and windy one day, and lovely and sunny the next, just as we see in this cartoon by ...
Images
Northland
Northland
This cartoon refers to the storm that took place in Northland between 18-20 March, 2012, which delivered 2 months of rain in parts of the region in 2 days and caused $4 million of damage. Storms fo...
Articles
30 freaky facts about weather
30 facts about the world’s weather.
Videos
How is the weather? song
Weather song for kids
Articles
Weather
An article that provides information about meteorology.
Videos
Weather watch
A video weather forecast for New Zealand.
Articles
Weather for kids
Experiments, video, games, images, projects, and quizzes related to weather.
Videos
Water cycle song video
Introduces the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, and rainfall.
Articles
Climate change and global warming
Article about climate change and global warming.
Websites
WWW
Wild weather
A site looking at thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards.
Websites
WWW
NZ Metservice
The NZ Metservice gives current New Zealand weather forecasts.
Articles
How do you make a weather satellite?
Provides information about weather satellites in space.
Articles
What is the weather like on other planets?
Article about the weather on other planets.
Videos
Severe weather
What creates severe weather?
Websites
WWW
Treehouse weather kids
Interactive website providing information about weather.
Articles
Extreme weather activities
Activities related to extreme weather.
Websites
WWW
Weather experiments
A website containing a number of experiments related to weather.
Articles
Rainbows
Everything you need to know about rainbows.
Articles
Weather and climate
NASA website that provides information about weather and climate.
Articles
Meteorology
Learn about meteorology, climatology, and atmospheric physics.
Articles
Antarctic weather
Most of Antarctica is a high, flat plateau of ice covered in snow.
Articles
Climate and weather
FAQs about climate and weather, including links to useful websites.
Articles
What are clouds?
A cloud is made of water drops or ice crystals floating in the sky.
Articles
World Meteorological Day
Article about World Meteorological Day celebrated every 23 March.
Videos
Wild Iron
A weather poem by New Zealand poet Allen Curnow.
Videos
Outlook for Thursday
Outlook for Thursday
This weather-themed Kiwi classic spent 21 weeks in the charts, and became one of DD Smash's biggest hits. The quirky, light-hearted video was played repeatedly on Saturday chart show Ready to Roll,...
Articles
Weather forecasting
People have been monitoring, measuring and predicting the weather for thousands of years.
Images
New Zealand weather map
Map of New Zealand shows areas of high and low atmospheric pressure.
Articles
Weather – literacy learning links
This teacher resource lists selected articles from the Connected and School Journal reading series that support science concepts when teaching about the weather.
Audio
The Science of... snow
What, exactly, is snow? Alison Ballance straps on her skis and heads to the slopes of Mount Ruapehu in search of some snowy answers.
Websites
WWW
Get ready: storms
Find out what to do before, during and after a storm.
Websites
WWW
The science of lightning with Chris Brandolino
NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino answers questions about lightning.
Articles
Floods
The history of floods in NZ.
Articles
Climate frequently asked questions
NIWA answers climate-related questions.
Articles
EPIC – Britannica School: Weather
Includes elements of weather, storms, weather instruments, and observation and prediction.
Articles
Beyond reasonable drought: New Zealand's climate future
2020 - Auckland’s dams are half-empty and huge swathes of the country are reeling from one of the deepest droughts New Zealand has ever experienced.
Articles
Many Answers: Weather
This entry on the weather on Many Answers describes the condition of the air at a particular time and place. It includes things such as wind direction, wind force, precipitation, temperature, sunsh...
Articles
Become a Meteorologist
Learn about the scientific knowledge required to forecast the weather.
Articles
What causes weather?
Information, images and a quiz about the causes of weather from DKfindout!
Articles
Common climate and weather terms
Confused about El Niño, or can't tell the difference between an Anticyclone and an Isobar? NIWA can help.
Articles
Be aware of the weather
New Zealand’s changeable weather conditions frequently catch out the unprepared.
Articles
Observing clouds and weather
One of the easiest ways to predict weather is to look at the clouds. Different clouds mean different types of weather.
Articles
What causes lightning and thunder?
Lightning begins as static charges in a rain cloud.
Articles
Drought
A drought is a sustained period of low rainfall. This article from NIWA includes facts, photos and links to other relevant information.
Videos
The difference between weather and climate change
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist demonstrates the difference between weather and climate change as he walks along the beach with a dog.
Articles
Tāwhirimātea – the weather
New Zealand’s rapid weather changes, frequent rain, distinctive cloud patterns and strong winds all had a huge influence on the daily life of Māori.
Articles
What is the water cycle?
Water can be found all over Earth in the ocean, on land and in the atmosphere. The water cycle is the path that all water follows as it moves around our planet.
Articles
Clouds
Common questions about clouds, how they are formed and how they behave.
Articles
Māori ways of knowing – weather and climate
Knowledge of tohu – biophysical indicators – has been passed down from tūpuna over many generations.
Articles
Climate change
Facts and science on climate change, how our activities are contributing to climate change and how climate change affects New Zealand.
Articles
New Zealand's historic weather events
A catalogue of major weather events in New Zealand over the last 200 years from the 1800s to the present.
Images
Wet afternoon
Wet afternoon
A weather-related artwork by Ethel Spowers.
Videos
Weather on other planets
Weather on other planets
Take a journey into space to see the weather on other planets.
Articles
Weather factors
The factors that determine our weather.
Videos
Weather with you
Weather with you
A popular song by Crowded House.
Articles
Weather
Weather
New Zealand’s weather is shaped by mountains, oceans, and winds.
Newspapers
Weather chart
A weather chart from 1894.
Articles
Recording the weather
Recording the weather
Article about recording weather from 1964.
Images
Wind wand
Wind wand
The Wind Wand is a 48-metre kinetic sculpture located in New Plymouth, New Zealand. The sculpture includes a 45-metre tube of red fibreglass, and was made to designs by artist Len Lye. To residents...
Images
Wind power
Wind power
Wind is a fast-growing source of power in New Zealand.
Images
Mechanics Bay meteorological station
Mechanics Bay meteorological station
An unidentified man studying meteorological data from a radiosonde receiver at the Mechanics Bay Meteorological Station
Articles
New Lynn flood
A resident who saw his front yard quickly fill up with water in yesterday's widespread flooding had to rip the bars out of a window to get to safety.
Articles
Rescue sparks warning about checking weather
Today's rescue of six people from snow in Kahurangi National Park is another reminder for people to check the weather before venturing into the wilderness, police say.
Images
Weather balloon
Weather balloon
In this photograph we see a meteorologist filling a 1000 gram weather balloon with hydrogen. Weather balloons record data like atmospheric wind and temperature throughout the lower layers of the at...
Articles
Volunteers at work
Volunteers at work
A Wellington volunteer search and rescue team carries a tramper suffering from hypothermia.
Videos
The hole in the ozone
The hole in the ozone
Ozone healing could reduce skin cancers and sunburn.
Images
Merino sheep
Merino sheep
Before we had advanced equipment to predict and monitor weather patterns, people used animals such as, frogs and sheep, (and even ladybugs) to predict the weather. Sheep can sense minute atmospheri...
Images
Pedestrians battling strong winds
Pedestrians battling strong winds
Heat from the sun makes wind. The sun’s energy heats the air and as it becomes warmer, it becomes lighter and rises, allowing colder, heavier air to rush in as wind.
Images
Blowdry hairdos
Blowdry hairdos
The weather is a popular topic of conversation. In New Zealand it can be '4 seasons in one day'. It could be wet and windy one day, and lovely and sunny the next, just as we see in this cartoon by ...
Images
Northland
Northland
This cartoon refers to the storm that took place in Northland between 18-20 March, 2012, which delivered 2 months of rain in parts of the region in 2 days and caused $4 million of damage. Storms fo...
Articles
30 freaky facts about weather
30 facts about the world’s weather.
Videos
How is the weather? song
Weather song for kids
Articles
Weather
An article that provides information about meteorology.
Videos
Weather watch
A video weather forecast for New Zealand.
Articles
Weather for kids
Experiments, video, games, images, projects, and quizzes related to weather.
Videos
Water cycle song video
Introduces the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, and rainfall.
Articles
Climate change and global warming
Article about climate change and global warming.
Websites
WWW
Wild weather
A site looking at thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards.
Websites
WWW
NZ Metservice
The NZ Metservice gives current New Zealand weather forecasts.
Articles
How do you make a weather satellite?
Provides information about weather satellites in space.
Articles
What is the weather like on other planets?
Article about the weather on other planets.
Videos
Severe weather
What creates severe weather?
Websites
WWW
Treehouse weather kids
Interactive website providing information about weather.
Articles
Extreme weather activities
Activities related to extreme weather.
Websites
WWW
Weather experiments
A website containing a number of experiments related to weather.
Articles
Rainbows
Everything you need to know about rainbows.
Articles
Weather and climate
NASA website that provides information about weather and climate.
Articles
Meteorology
Learn about meteorology, climatology, and atmospheric physics.
Articles
Antarctic weather
Most of Antarctica is a high, flat plateau of ice covered in snow.
Articles
Climate and weather
FAQs about climate and weather, including links to useful websites.
Articles
What are clouds?
A cloud is made of water drops or ice crystals floating in the sky.
Articles
World Meteorological Day
Article about World Meteorological Day celebrated every 23 March.
Videos
Wild Iron
A weather poem by New Zealand poet Allen Curnow.
Videos
Outlook for Thursday
Outlook for Thursday
This weather-themed Kiwi classic spent 21 weeks in the charts, and became one of DD Smash's biggest hits. The quirky, light-hearted video was played repeatedly on Saturday chart show Ready to Roll,...
Articles
Weather forecasting
People have been monitoring, measuring and predicting the weather for thousands of years.
Images
New Zealand weather map
Map of New Zealand shows areas of high and low atmospheric pressure.
Articles
Weather – literacy learning links
This teacher resource lists selected articles from the Connected and School Journal reading series that support science concepts when teaching about the weather.
Audio
The Science of... snow
What, exactly, is snow? Alison Ballance straps on her skis and heads to the slopes of Mount Ruapehu in search of some snowy answers.
Websites
WWW
Get ready: storms
Find out what to do before, during and after a storm.
Websites
WWW
The science of lightning with Chris Brandolino
NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino answers questions about lightning.
Articles
Floods
The history of floods in NZ.
Articles
Climate frequently asked questions
NIWA answers climate-related questions.
Articles
EPIC – Britannica School: Weather
Includes elements of weather, storms, weather instruments, and observation and prediction.
Articles
Beyond reasonable drought: New Zealand's climate future
2020 - Auckland’s dams are half-empty and huge swathes of the country are reeling from one of the deepest droughts New Zealand has ever experienced.
Articles
Many Answers: Weather
This entry on the weather on Many Answers describes the condition of the air at a particular time and place. It includes things such as wind direction, wind force, precipitation, temperature, sunsh...
Articles
Become a Meteorologist
Learn about the scientific knowledge required to forecast the weather.
Articles
What causes weather?
Information, images and a quiz about the causes of weather from DKfindout!
Articles
Common climate and weather terms
Confused about El Niño, or can't tell the difference between an Anticyclone and an Isobar? NIWA can help.
Articles
Be aware of the weather
New Zealand’s changeable weather conditions frequently catch out the unprepared.
Articles
Observing clouds and weather
One of the easiest ways to predict weather is to look at the clouds. Different clouds mean different types of weather.
Articles
What causes lightning and thunder?
Lightning begins as static charges in a rain cloud.
Articles
Drought
A drought is a sustained period of low rainfall. This article from NIWA includes facts, photos and links to other relevant information.
Videos
The difference between weather and climate change
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist demonstrates the difference between weather and climate change as he walks along the beach with a dog.
Articles
Tāwhirimātea – the weather
New Zealand’s rapid weather changes, frequent rain, distinctive cloud patterns and strong winds all had a huge influence on the daily life of Māori.
Articles
What is the water cycle?
Water can be found all over Earth in the ocean, on land and in the atmosphere. The water cycle is the path that all water follows as it moves around our planet.
Articles
Clouds
Common questions about clouds, how they are formed and how they behave.
Articles
Māori ways of knowing – weather and climate
Knowledge of tohu – biophysical indicators – has been passed down from tūpuna over many generations.
Articles
Climate change
Facts and science on climate change, how our activities are contributing to climate change and how climate change affects New Zealand.
Articles
New Zealand's historic weather events
A catalogue of major weather events in New Zealand over the last 200 years from the 1800s to the present.

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