What changes can we expect to our climate?
In New Zealand, changes in climate – such as temperature and rainfall – are already occurring. These changes will occur to differing extents in different parts of New Zealand throughout this century and beyond.
Based on the latest climate projections for New Zealand, by the end of this century we are likely to experience:
higher temperatures – greater increases in the North Island than the South, with the greatest warming in the northeast (although the amount of warming in New Zealand is likely to be lower than the global average)
rising sea levels
more frequent extreme weather events – such as droughts (especially in the east of New Zealand) and floods
a change in rainfall patterns – with increased summer rainfall in the north and east of the North Island and increased winter rainfall in many parts of the South Island.作者: auckland.clark 时间: 2017-10-24 20:37:55
