OurAuckland
An Order in Council has been approved by Cabinet to enable faster delivery of two critical flood resilience projects in Māngere.
Dean Brown was one of the first on the scene during Christchurch's darkest days. Now, he hopes his new app will save more lives in future mass casualty events.
RNZ
An Auckland councillor and a Massey University professor say fast-tracking of a major development on a floodplain could put future residents in harm's way.
CSI Structural Investigation
The team are very excited to have George leading CSI going forward.
They talk about volcano science, our latest science efforts and a range of offshore volcanoes including Whakaari/White Island, Tūhua/Mayor Island and Hunga Volcano (Tonga).
Grist
Tribal nations long ago learned to stitch together a patchwork of support to help each other cope with disasters like Hurricane Helene.
RNZ
A global survey indicates two thirds of the population believe New Zealand is not doing enough to meet infrastructure needs.
Earlier this year GNS Science joined Exercise Rū Whenua 2024, a national response exercise led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and involving 150…
This enhanced knowledge is possible thanks to RiskScape, which now proudly powers the Commission’s loss modelling tool, ‘PRUE’.
NASA
In the wake of Hurricane Milton, NASA is deploying resources to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state emergency management agencies to
Salon
As officials tally the damage, insurance experts anticipate the frequency and expense of claims to increase.
NASA
The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and
New research published this week in Seismological Research Letters(external link) by lead author and GNS Science Hazard and Risk Scientist Dr Annemarie Christophersen advances our understanding of…
Le Monde.fr
The cyclone landed as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday evening. More than three million homes and businesses were without power Wednesday night in Florida.
OurAuckland
Auckland Council has begun facilitating community-led recovery planning.
NZ Herald
An apartment block in central Wellington was evacuated overnight after some residents reported “shaking in the building”. Fire and Emergency Central shift...
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Work already in the pipeline includes upgrades to pump stations.
New research funded by the Natural Hazards Commission will enable authorities to quickly assess the damage from volcanic ashfall during and after an eruption to…
NIWA is pleased with the announcement today by the Science, Innovation and Technology Minister of the Government’s response to a recent review of New Zealand’s weather forecasting system.
RNZ
Ruapehu will blow again in the next 50 years - and what that'll look like is "really uncertain".
NZ Herald
Last week, experts warned climate change added 10% more rainfall to ex-tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, with an 80% chance of a similar-sized event within the...
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the Guardian
Residents rattled by a 4.7 magnitude quake while firefighters work to put out blazes east of the city
RNZ
Wairoa's flood-hit residents are urging the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to act on a raft of recommendations to avoid disasters in the future. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook has been talking to locals.
The government commissioned the urgent review after more than 400 properties flooded when heavy rain pelted Wairoa on 26 June.
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.
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:
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NPR
These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in California that started on Jan. 7.
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...
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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.
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