Northland region climate change projections and implications

Northland region climate change projections and implications

NIWA | Taihoro Nukurangi

This is NIWA's full 2016 report for Northland Regional Council on how climate change is projected to affect Te Taitokerau. It sets out the data and modelling behind the region's climate projections to 2090, covering temperature, frost days, rainfall, drought, sea-level rise, and variations across the region.

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