Natural Hazards - Collected News - 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024
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JULY 2024 - JUNE 2025
Buying a home checklist
Natural hazard risk is a reality of living in New Zealand. Use this checklist to make sure you understand the risk profile of a property, before you buy.
Crisis and Emergency Response | United Nations
United Nations
Humanitarian crises are intensifying due to conflict and climate change. The United Nations, through OCHA, leads efforts to bring the world together to tackle humanitarian emergencies and save the lives of people caught in crises.
WMO report documents spiralling weather and climate impacts
World Meteorological Organization
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:
What shook kiwis in 2024 - GNS Science | Te Pῡ Ao
GNS Science | Te Pῡ Ao
GeoNet 19 February 2025
See some of the most devastating and dramatic California wildfire pictures : The Picture Show : NPR
NPR
These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in California that started on Jan. 7.
How New Zealand is preparing for catastrophic earthquakes, tsunamis – The Front Page - NZ Herald
NZ Herald
While The Front Page is on its summer break, we are revisiting some of the biggest news stories from 2024. New episodes return on January 13th. A...
Remembering Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on
1News
More than 200,000 people were killed in the natural disaster.
GNS Science - Active Faults Database
The active fault datasets displayed on this website are prepared by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science).
Home » National Emergency Management Agency
www.civildefence.govt.nz
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is the Government lead for emergency management. We help build a safe and resilient Aotearoa New Zealand by empowering communities before, during and after emergencies.
Why is it important to monitor volcanoes? | U.S. Geological Survey
There are 161 potentially active volcanoes in the United States. According to a 2018 USGS assessment, 57 volcanoes are a high threat or very high threat to public safety.
Natural Hazards - Collected Articles - 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
Collected articles from New Zealand and around the world on natural hazards, emergencies and preparedness Keep Reading
Natural Hazards - Collected News - 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024
Collected news from New Zealand and around the world on natural hazards, emergencies and preparedness Keep Reading
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