Download or read book New Zealand s Wild Weather written by Lisa Murray (Meteorologist) and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2021 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The drama of New Zealand's changeable weather. Are the events we are seeing due to our changing climate? A compelling, informative and highly illustrated series of investigations into the different types of weather events that occur in New Zealand. It covers the likes of cyclones, heat waves, snow and drought, recounting gripping eye witness accounts and explaining just what's going on behind them all. Popular natural history writer Gerard Hutching has found a range of people affected by diverse weather events over the decades and tells their stories, bringing these events to life - from a dairy farmer and his quad bike being lifted 5 metres into the air by a cyclone then dropped 100 metres away, to the fisheries inspector who survives a lightning strike. The science behind these extreme weather events is explained in simple accessible terms by the scientists from MetService. And behind it all lies the big question - are these events a result of climate change? Well-known climatologist Professor James Renwick sets the scene of our changing climate and how that interacts with the wild weather that we experience here in Aotearoa. Contents- Weather in a Changing Climate; Understanding the Weather; The Ocean and the Weather; Tropical Cyclones; Rain; Wind; Snow; Drought; Heatwaves; Storm Surge; Thunder and Lightning; Hail; Tornadoes; Fog; Frost.
Download or read book Extreme Weather written by Christopher C Burt and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007-06-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores some of the United States most severe or unusual weather systems, including electrified dust storms, pink snowstorms, luminous tornadoes, ball lightning, and falls of fish and toads.
Download or read book Intentions to Seek Severe Weather Information Among Travelers in New Zealand written by J.H.G. Jeuring and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Zealand Weather Almanac 2025 Paperback written by Ken Ring and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need to plan for the next La Nina? Need to know when floods are returning? Need to know when to rest and when to invest? Ken Ring's weather predictions have been relied on by people around Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand for over 20 years, and his annual weather almanacs are always eagerly anticipated. The 2025 New Zealand Almanac allows you to calculate the weather for any day of the year ahead. By examining lunar orbits and seasonal cycles and analysing trends using state-of-the-art technology, this invaluable, bestselling outdoor companion provides easy-to-use weather forecasting for the whole country. The almanac includes: * Rain, sun, wind, frost and snow predictions by month * Daily weather maps * Daily short forecast for every major centre * Regional rainfall expectations * Extreme weather warnings * Expected temperatures, sunshine and rainfall for over 60 locations. * Graphs of weather trends * Fishing, gardening and skiing diaries * Earthquake timings Ken Ring is the author of over 70 books on weather and climate in Australia, NZ and Ireland. He advises a wide range of companies, event organisers, government departments, and community bodies, and was for many years long-range consultant for Channel Seven in Australia. www.predictweather.com
Download or read book New Zealand Weather Almanac 2025 Hardback written by Ken Ring and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need to plan for the next La Nina? Need to know when floods are returning? Need to know when to rest and when to invest? Ken Ring's weather predictions have been relied on by people around Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand for over 20 years, and his annual weather almanacs are always eagerly anticipated. The 2025 New Zealand Almanac allows you to calculate the weather for any day of the year ahead. By examining lunar orbits and seasonal cycles and analysing trends using state-of-the-art technology, this invaluable, bestselling outdoor companion provides easy-to-use weather forecasting for the whole country. The New Zealand Weather Almanac includes: * Rain, sun, wind, frost and snow predictions by month * Daily weather maps * Daily short forecast for every major centre * Regional rainfall expectations * Extreme weather warnings * Expected temperatures, sunshine and rainfall for over 60 locations. * Graphs of weather trends * Fishing, gardening and skiing diaries * Earthquake timings Ken Ring is the author of over 70 books on weather and climate in Australia, NZ and Ireland. He advises a wide range of companies, event organisers, government departments, and community bodies, and was for many years long-range consultant for Channel Seven in Australia. www.predictweather.com
Download or read book Towards a Warmer World written by Veronika Meduna and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 2014 was the hottest on record since we’ve begun collecting global temperature measurements in 1880. Even at its midway point, 2015 was already promising to take over this dubious record. As new thresholds are breached, acclaimed Radio New Zealand science writer Veronika Meduna explores our future in a warmer world. Beginning with lessons from our ancient geological past, this BWB Text draws on current observations and increasingly sophisticated climate models to describe possible end-of-century scenarios for New Zealand. Distorted ecosystems, extreme weather, new landscapes and adapted foods are just some of the likely changes that amount to a radically different future for our country.
Download or read book Climate Impacts on Extreme Weather written by Victor Ongoma and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-06-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate Impacts on Extreme Weather: Current to Future Changes on a Local to Global Scale presents fundamentals and advances in the science of weather and climate extremes, building on the existing knowledge by using regional and global case studies. The book provides an analysis of historical and future changes, physical processes, measurements, space-time variability, socioeconomic impact, and risk management. It provides policy makers, researchers and students working in climate change with a thorough reference for understanding the diverse impacts of extreme weather and climate change on varying geographic scales. With contributions from experts across the globe, the book utilizes methods, case studies, modeling, and analysis to present valuable, up-to-date knowledge about the interaction of climate change, weather and the many implications of the changing environment. - Offers comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of climate research related to extremes - Includes both regional and global case studies for applying research to practice, providing a deeper understanding of the science - Presents both observed and projected findings using primary research and models
Download or read book Attribution of Extreme Weather Events in the Context of Climate Change written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As climate has warmed over recent years, a new pattern of more frequent and more intense weather events has unfolded across the globe. Climate models simulate such changes in extreme events, and some of the reasons for the changes are well understood. Warming increases the likelihood of extremely hot days and nights, favors increased atmospheric moisture that may result in more frequent heavy rainfall and snowfall, and leads to evaporation that can exacerbate droughts. Even with evidence of these broad trends, scientists cautioned in the past that individual weather events couldn't be attributed to climate change. Now, with advances in understanding the climate science behind extreme events and the science of extreme event attribution, such blanket statements may not be accurate. The relatively young science of extreme event attribution seeks to tease out the influence of human-cause climate change from other factors, such as natural sources of variability like El Niño, as contributors to individual extreme events. Event attribution can answer questions about how much climate change influenced the probability or intensity of a specific type of weather event. As event attribution capabilities improve, they could help inform choices about assessing and managing risk, and in guiding climate adaptation strategies. This report examines the current state of science of extreme weather attribution, and identifies ways to move the science forward to improve attribution capabilities.
Download or read book Towards a Warmer World written by Veronika Meduna and published by . This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Radio New Zealand science writer Veronica Meduna explores our future in a warmer world. Beginning with lessons from our ancient geological past, drawing on current observations and increasingly sophisticated climate models to explain a range of climate change impacts and possible end-of-century scenarios for New Zealand. Distorted ecosystems, extreme weather, new landscapes and adapted foods are just some of the likely changes that amount to a radically different future for our country"--Publisher information.
Download or read book Climate Change 2022 Impacts Adaptation and Vulnerability written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 3070 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a comprehensive assessment of the scientific literature relevant to climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. The report recognizes the interactions of climate, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human societies, and integrates across the natural, ecological, social and economic sciences. It emphasizes how efforts in adaptation and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions can come together in a process called climate resilient development, which enables a liveable future for biodiversity and humankind. The IPCC is the leading body for assessing climate change science. IPCC reports are produced in comprehensive, objective and transparent ways, ensuring they reflect the full range of views in the scientific literature. Novel elements include focused topical assessments, and an atlas presenting observed climate change impacts and future risks from global to regional scales. Available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Download or read book Extreme Weather Events and Human Health written by Rais Akhtar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book assesses the impacts of various extreme weather events on human health and development from a global perspective, and includes several case studies in various geographical regions around the globe. Covering all continents, it describes the impact of extreme weather conditions such as flash floods, heatwaves, cold waves, droughts, forest fires, strong winds and storms in both developing and developed countries. The contributing authors also investigate the spread of diseases and the risk to food security caused by drought and flooding. Further, the book discusses the economic damage resulting from natural disasters including hurricanes. It has been estimated that in 2017 natural disasters and climate change resulted in economic losses of 309 billion US dollars. Scientists also predict that if nothing is done to curb the effects of climate change, in Europe the death toll due to weather disasters could rise 50-fold by the end of the 21st century, with extreme heat alone causing more than 150,000 deaths a year, as the report on global warming of 1.5°C warns that China, Russia and Canada’s current climate policies would steer the world above a catastrophic 5°C of warming by the end of 2100. As such, the book highlights how the wellbeing of different populations is threatened by extreme events now and in the foreseeable future.
Download or read book The Weather and Climate of Australia and New Zealand written by Andrew P. Sturman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensively revised and updated in its second edition, The Weather and Climate of Australia and New Zealand provides an introduction to the basic concepts underlying the science of the atmosphere from a Southern Hemisphere perspective, and establishes the global setting within which the weather and climate of Australia and New Zealand operate. Only book with a Southern Hemisphere focus that is suitable for meteorology and climatology students in Australia and New Zealand Incorporates new material published in international literature since the publication of the first edition Caters specifically for students who are just developing an interest in the subject, as well as for those undertaking research that requires a good basic understanding of atmospheric processes and their operation in this region Explains the weather systems responsible for day to day variability experienced across the area, including tropical and mid-latitude phenomena, and approaches to weather forecasting Examines climate change and variability in depth, including a summary of evidence of past climates, as well as discussion of more recent and possible future climate changes Includes an extensive glossary to assist the new reader with terminology specific to meteorology and climatology Contains useful chapter-by-chapter further reading sections
Download or read book Trail Running written by Graeme Hilditch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trail Running helps advise runners how to make the transition from road running to off road running, whether your intention is purely for fun or to take part in specialist off road events. The popularity of running has never been greater and with thousands of everyday people taking in conventional 5k, 10k, half-marathon and marathon road running events, there seems to be a natural desire to seek other arguably more challenging forms of running. Including: - Information about the importance of specialist running gear required - Specialist exercises to strengthen stabilising muscles, e.g. glutes, core, to counteract the uneven running surface and prevent injury - Nutritional requirements, particularly for long distance trail runs and the importance of the correct fluid and food to carry with you - Common injuries contracted during trail running and how to prevent/treat them - List of popular trail running events - both national and International - Examples of training sessions and how certain sessions can help improve the highly specific fitness requirements of off road running
Download or read book New Zealand Weather written by Jim Hickey and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People from all around the country send their weather pictures into Hickey to show on television when he presents the weather. A selection have been compiled into this new book.--Publisher's information.
Download or read book Wild Weather written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Intersection of Environmental Justice Climate Change Community and the Ecology of Life written by Ande A. Nesmith and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines and encourages the increasing involvement of those in the social sciences, including social work, as well as everyday citizens, with environmental injustices that affect the natural ecology, community health, and physical and mental health of marginalized communities. The authors draw on their diverse experiences in research, practice, and education to suggest interdisciplinary strategies for addressing environmental justice, climate change, and ecological destruction on both a local and global scale. This insightful work presents models for action, practice, and education, including field learning, with examples of how programs and schools have integrated and infused environmental justice content across their curricula. Environmental and ecological impacts on local communities as well as the whole ecology of life are examined. Models for engaging civic dialogue, addressing structural oppression, and employing other interdisciplinary responses to environmental injustices are provided. Topics explored among the chapters include: Water, Air, and Land: The Foundation for Life, Food, and Society Human Health and Well-Being in Times of Global Environmental Crisis Power and Politics: Protection, Rebuilding, and Justice Pathways to Change: Community and Environmental Transformation Decolonizing Nature: The Potential of Nature to Heal The Intersection of Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Community, and the Ecology of Life equips readers to identify the impact of the global environmental crisis in their own communities. Emphasizing the need for immediate action on ecological, climate, and environmental justice issues, this forward-thinking book assists social science professionals, educators, researchers, and other concerned individuals with the knowledge needed for creating meaningful interdisciplinary responses in their communities as they take action within a rapidly changing context.
Download or read book Science of Weather Climate and Ocean Extremes written by John E. Hay and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-11-27 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes presents an evidence-based view of the most important ways in which the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is affecting both our atmosphere and the oceans. The book provides compelling reasons why concerted action is required to slow the rate at which the atmosphere and oceans are changing. It not only covers longer-term changes in extremes and their causes, but also considers the drivers and attribution of extreme events, including relevant methods and techniques. Members of the Royal Meteorological Society are eligible for a 35% discount on all Developments in Weather and Climate Science series titles. See the RMetS member dashboard for the discount code. - Provides an evidence-based understanding of a significant risk to the future performance of human and natural systems - Includes assessments, advice and recommendations of extreme weather and climate events - Features case studies from around the globe to provide further context to the research
