Members of the public have voiced concern on social media about the delay in notifications from authorities. Keep Reading

While Aucklanders are more flood aware than ever before, many still don’t know how to assess their risk. Keep Reading

Tsunami sirens along Christchurch’s coast were not activated during a bi-annual test over the weekend, and “human error” is to blame. Keep Reading

Calculating the dual effect of rising seas and sinking land gives coastal communities a more accurate projection of the impacts of sea-level rise. Keep Reading

Data-driven policy is often held up as the gold standard. But by reducing people to measurable statistics, it can also what’s needed to drive real-world change. Keep Reading

Foreign rescue teams began flying into Myanmar on Saturday to aid the search for survivors from an earthquake in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation. Keep Reading

The death toll from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday rose quickly in Myanmar and was at 1644 victims this morning. Keep Reading

Wairoa A&P Society’s president says there’s a feeling of sadness that the town’s showgrounds will be lost to a flood spillway. Keep Reading

Earthquake experts tell RNZ the important lessons our country may learn to prepare for potential quakes after Friday's disaster in Myanmar. Keep Reading

Researchers say we must change the way we manage river flooding risks, and communities cannot continue to build ever bigger stop-banks. Keep Reading

As Trump targets American weather agencies, scientists fear the loss of decades of valuable climate data and warn the impacts will be global, reports Fox Meyer Keep Reading

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A lot of marae around Aotearoa do not have fire alarms, and Fire and Emergency (FENZ) wants more marae to simply ‘get in touch’ to prevent a possible catastrophe. Keep Reading

WMO’s State of the Global Climate report confirmed that 2024 was likely the first calendar year to be more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era, with a global mean near-surface temperature of 1.55 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850-1900 average. This is the warmest year in the 175-year observational record.WMO’s flagship report showed that: Keep Reading

The constellation will keep a close eye on wildfires, eventually imaging nearly all of the Earth’s surface once every 20 minutes. Keep Reading

It’s hoped the research will shed light on how wildfires spread under various conditions. Keep Reading

As climate change ramps up, extreme weather increases and trust in authorities declines, every large natural disaster triggers a wave of misinformation. Keep Reading

The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption – the largest eruption in a century –generated a tsunami that prompted a beach and marine threat advisory… Keep Reading

 The East Africa Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising of eight Partner States - Republic of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Rwanda, Federal Republic of Somalia, Republic of South Sudan, Republic of Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania - with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.  Keep Reading

Researchers from GNS Science and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) are examining underwater canyons alongside colleagues from GEOMAR and Kiel University… Keep Reading

Reducing the uncertainties of natural hazard events means governments can have more confidence to invest in the things that matter, rather than recouping sunken costs… Keep Reading

The Chief Ombudsman has issued a scathing report on Hastings District Council’s failure to clear Havelock North streams of debris before Cyclone Gabrielle, and its failure to maintain dams that protect residents, despite years of engineering recommendations that it do so. Keep Reading

From 24 to 28 February, the 62nd Session of the the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (hereinafter referred to as the Session) is held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. On February 23, over 40 representatives to the 62nd Session of IPCC visited Zhejiang Provincial Meteorological Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Centre and recognized Zhejiang's meteorological early warning practice. Keep Reading

New GNS mapping commissioned by Environment Canterbury has revealed a worst case scenario based on a one in 2500-year earthquake event. Keep Reading

The Whakaari/White Island tragedy has led scientists to develop an eruption predictor tool using AI, which they hope will prevent another fatal volcanic disaster. Keep Reading