My
anger is almost uncontainable as EVERYONE, from NIWA to the media to
local councils lie through their teeth about this.
Residents
in Napier are understandably livid that they were not even given 24
hours notice of their water crisis. Meanwhile they are told that
because they forewent taking showers last night and the heatwave
might soon be over the crisis will be over by next week.
Do
I need to point out to these criminal idiots that we are 5 days into
summer and have about 3 months to go.
Here,
where I live (and where I have been keeping a watching brief for
several years, the council is in similar denial and any warnings that
water shortages and droughts are inevitable with abrupt climate
change (along with terrible floods). Meanwhile people are being
brainwashed into thinking there is not problem.
In the meantime the Hutt City is relying on emergency supplies, something we were told would not happen.
All
of these organisations are guilty of wilful neglect of their
constituents by not telling them even a small part of the truth.
Things
will NEVER be normal again.
Neither
is it a “new Normal” with the speed of change.
I shall be providing more data and photos from our local area tomorrow.
Napier residents demand answers Why weren't we warned
Napier
residents are furious they were left in the dark over the town's
water crisis, which left reservoirs so low yesterday it was feared
they could run dry.
Tapanui is at just 50 percent of capacity and officials say all the town needs is a major fire, which consumes 30 to 40 percent of the reservoirs, to run out of water.
Another
area of New Zealand has water problems where it was previously
thought not to exist.
A
general rule of media in this country is NEVER EVER PROVIDE ANY
CONTEXT TO STORIES that might allow people to join the dots.
I
suspect that people are starting to slowly wake up to their
predicament
Clutha
told to conserve water as reservoirs run low
Tapanui is at just 50 percent of capacity and officials say all the town needs is a major fire, which consumes 30 to 40 percent of the reservoirs, to run out of water.
Radio
NZ have decided to wrap up their Q&A soon after they posted it so
THERE IS NO WAY our questions will be addressed.
But
NIWA is LYING (contemptuous lies)!
Also,
what does this mean for the Pacific? Will this mean more
tropicalcyclones?
"The pattern we are in now is actually somewhat typical for early in
the summer season during La Nina years. Late 2010-early 2011 and late
2007-early 2008 are good examples of what we call 'analogue years,'
or years with similar climatic patterns to the present.
"However,
2017 takes things up a few notches from those years. The air
temperatures are warmer, the sea temperatures warmer, and we just
broke several century plus old rainfall records in the South Island.
"The
patterns we are dealing with are being driven by atmospheric patterns
like La Nina -- think of it as the steering wheel. Climate change
sits in the background and is responsible for the long-term upward
temperature trend. Think of it as a foot on the accelerator, giving
it a little bit more pressure with each passing year.
As
for our cyclone season, our Facebook post covers it all. In summary,
it might turn active about the north of the country later in the
season. “
This
is from their own material:
La
Niña’s impacts on New Zealand
La
Niña events have different impacts on New Zealand's climate. More
north–easterly winds are characteristic, which tend to bring moist,
rainy conditions to the north–east of the North Island, and reduced
rainfall to the south and south–west of the South Island.
Therefore,
some areas, such as central Otago and South Canterbury, can
experience drought in both El Niño and La Niña. Warmer than normal
temperatures typically occur over much of the country during La Niña,
although there are regional and seasonal exceptions.”
New
Zealand's sea temperature swing largest in world
The
water temperature in the Tasman Sea is well above normal - a whopping
6degC more than average for the start of December.
5
December, 2017
The
increase has been driven by a La Nina climate system, and scientists
say a continued warming of our ocean could permanently damage our
fisheries and lead to tropical cyclones.
NIWA
meteorologist Ben Noll says the "very impressive marine
heatwave" has led to the largest deviation from normal
temperatures in the world.
"The
sea surface temperatures in the Australia-New Zealand region are
presently the most anomalous on the globe," he says.
"Typical
La Nina signature but intensity turned up many notches."
A very impressive marine heatwave is unfolding near the east coast of #Australia, across the Tasman Sea, and in New Zealand coastal waters ... average anomaly is +1.98°C and max anomaly is a gaudy +6.16°C off NZ's West Coast.
Global
water temperature maps show the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and
Australia stands out, both with the largest increase and largest area
affected.
The
warmth is more than just skin-deep. Temperature anomalies of 1degC to
3degC are being found in the top 200 meters.
- A very impressive marine heatwave is unfolding near the east coast of #Australia, across the Tasman Sea, and in New Zealand coastal waters ... average anomaly is +1.98°C and max anomaly is a gaudy +6.16°C off NZ's West Coast.
The sea surface temperatures in the Australia-New Zealand region are presently the most anomalous on the globe ... typical La Nina signature but intensity turned up many notches.
NIWA
climate scientist Nava Fedaeff says this is due to the lack of
storms, which churn up the ocean and reduce temperatures.
However
she warns that calm conditions now could increase the strength of
tropical storms and cyclones when they do hit.
"Warm
seas can act like fuel," she says. "If we do get a tropical
storm this could add more moisture to the system."
NIWA
marine biogeochemist Professor Cliff Law says this ocean warming is
likely to continue, and could lead to more invasive species and
possibly new diseases in our fisheries.
"The
average warming around New Zealand is 2.5degC by the end of this
century, which will affect how the ocean mixes and the nutrients
available for plankton growth, with knock-on effects on the foodweb
and fisheries," he says.
"All
regions will see a reduction in food supply, because of a decrease in
particulate material sinking from the surface - and that is what
links climate change to our fisheries."
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