Education and information

Helping you understand the science of climate change. The things we can do to combat climate change, individually, and alongside our whānau, school and community, can and will make a difference.

Information about climate and weather and links to climate-related websites.

Common questions about clouds, how they are formed and how they behave.

Descriptions of the common terms that explain the processes that occur in hydrology.

A glossary of common climate change and meteorological terms.

Defining drought and identifying its causes and impacts on humans.

El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a naturally occurring global climate cycle known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO for short.

An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from the land meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean.

Ideas for projects using climate data

The atmosphere is comprised of layers based on temperature. These layers are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere.

Common questions about storms and cyclones in New Zealand.