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Tornado: Science behind the destruction
Packing winds of up to 320km, the killer tornado that laid waste to Oklahoma on Monday grasped at the deadliest end of the…
Govt doubles funding for new major science projects
The Government will dedicate an extra $70 million to its National Science Challenges, more than doubling its funding for…
Peter Bromhead: New-age-renaissance-man
"I see ..." murmured the caregiver, "... that John le Carre is still producing a new book every year and he's older than…
Wellington selected for UN-Habitat resilience programme
Wellington's natural disaster risk makes it ideal for a new United Nations programme which aims to help cities recover from…
Drought could cost West Coast millions
The worst drought in 40 years could cost the West Coast tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, a leading West Coast…
Family on edge after slip
A family's Otumoetai home was left metres from a major slip last night after heavy rain washed away part of the property. Princess…
Quake kills 186, China rushes relief
An earthquake in China's Sichuan province killed at least 186 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen…
Weather
One dead in house collapse
Rescue crews believe they heard cries for help from a woman trapped in her home after it was destroyed…
Heavy rain for much of NZ over weekend
Low pressure over the Tasman Sea will bring rain to much of New Zealand during the second half of the weekend, MetService…
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WeatherWatch: (June 14) Large Tasman Low moving in
A large but sluggish Tasman Sea low is moving in towards New Zealand bringing a change to northerlies and rain. Rain looks…
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Weather: Cold change delayed
The cold snap is still coming – but latest computer models show a high east of NZ is likely to slow everything down – with…
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Another wintry snap coming
The week ahead will see mostly settled weather as a high moves in over the North Island and parts of…
Tornado scar seen from space
The path of last month’s devastating tornado through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore is revealed as a scar across the…
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Another messy weekend
It might be Winter now but the weather pattern looks stuck on Autumn mode with changeable conditions this weekend. Rain…
Army called in as toll rises
Germany dispatched thousands of soldiers yesterday to help cities and towns cope with flooding from the rain-soaked Danube…
Wind cuts power, batters Wellington
High winds with gusts up to 126km/h battered Wellington last night, causing power cuts as trees fell through lines.
Prague shuts down as flood engulfs historic city
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The Czech capital Prague declared a state of emergency as the worst flooding for more than a decade…
Earthquakes
Dozens of quakes set Bay rattling and rolling
More Earthquakes
Fifty-three earthquakes have struck Hawke's Bay in the past week, with the biggest measuring magnitude…
Christchurch earthquake
Prisoners are being put to work fixing earthquake-damaged…
Volcanoes
White Island's famous crater lake is back - but the…
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