Engineering PhD researcher Haukapuanui Vercoe highlights the critical role of marae in natural hazard response
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New research on Rangitoto is helping scientists plan for what might happen, if Auckland's biggest volcano erupts.
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150 survivors, rescuers and community heroes interviewed for new project.
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Most of Tower's 150,000 home insurance customers will pay less, but nearly 15,000 face higher premiums – and more than 2000 will get the call they dread in coming days. Jonathan Milne reports.
Scientists have uncovered a key piece of the puzzle behind the unusual ‘slow earthquakes’ occurring off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island.
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A thorough analysis of the Cyclone Gabrielle landslides led by Earth Sciences New Zealand, reveals that the ground was so saturated by the amount of…
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Pakistani authorities defend their response to devastating flooding across the country's north-western district as the death toll there surpasses 300.
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2025 Catastrophe Risk Management Survey, which canvassed senior industry leaders on...
New high-resolution modelling predicts that rainfall from tropical cyclones will significantly increase under global warming.
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At least 34 quakes have been recorded west of Castlepoint in the last seven days.
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It was a norâwester like no other - August 1, 1975 remains the windiest day Christchurch has ever experienced.
Today’s non-stop news cycle makes it all too easy to lose sight of truly significant events, and last week’s climate ruling by the World Court is a striking example. “Landmark” and “historic” were two of the adjectives employed by the many news organizations covering the case, and those adjectives were warranted. “Landmark” because the ruling [...]Read More... from The World Court Adds New Muscle to the Climate Fight
A 'technical glitch' sent out tsunami emergency alert to phones multiple times or not at all.
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The earthquake that struck Russia’s eastern Kamchatka region and triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific is among the most powerful temblors to have been recorded in modern history
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It’s far better to evacuate early and orderly than do it late in a panic. That’s why authorities around the Pacific are taking no chances as a tsunami threat looms.
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As a second weather bomb lashed the Tasman region, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes was on the ground with rural residents staring down the barrel of another deluge.
Solar storms that can bring down global power grids, telecommunications and GPS are extremely hard to predict.
A tourism business co-owner had lived in the area since 1998 and likened the damage to a warzone, saying she had never experienced such relentless rain.
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The search for more than 100 people still missing from the catastrophic July 4 flash floods in Texas began its second week Saturday. Officials have rejected suggestions that the calamity could have been anticipated, but an analysis by NPR and PBS Frontline suggests otherwise. John Yang speaks with Laura Sullivan, an NPR investigative correspondent, to learn more.
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President Donald Trump was in Texas on Friday to see firsthand the devastation from flash floods that killed at least 121 people, including dozens of children.
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FEMA maps underestimated risk in catastrophic Texas flood, according to data analysis.
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Floods, slips and damage have made roads in the Nelson-Tasman area unsafe and people have been asked to stay off the roads unless travel is "absolutely necessary". Video / Tim Cuff
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Six months of rain has fallen in less than two weeks in the Nelson-Tasman region. See pictures of the damage.
There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 of the mighty edifices. And then imagine that they had dissolved into over two billion tons of sand and dust particles.
Financial institutions face growing nature-related risks. A few are beginning to acknowledge these risks — and shift toward nature-positive investments.
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.
The US Geological Survey believed yesterday's would potentially tie with the sixth largest earthquake recorded, which happened in Chile in 2010, but said it needs more data to verify that.
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