MetService climate change statement

New Zealand is one of 193 Member States and Territories of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations (UN) Specialised Agency that focuses on international cooperation on weather, climate, and hydrology. The Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited (MetService) is responsible for New Zealand’s representation with the WMO.

MetService supports the consensus view of WMO and its Member States that:

• • Long-term climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme weather and climate events and causing sea level rise and ocean acidification.

  • The ever-growing global population faces a wide range of hazards such as tropical cyclone storm surges, heavy rains, heatwaves, droughts and many more.

•  Scientists have been observing changes in the climate that cannot be attributed solely to natural influences. These changes are occurring rapidly, are significant, and will have consequences for this and future generations. Changes in climate variability and extremes driven by human-induced global warming are some of the key challenges facing humanity.

• Mindful of changes in frequency and severity of weather events, MetService will continue to advance its world-class meteorological and oceanographic services to keep people safe and prosperous. 

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For more information on the climate change visit:
Climate Change | Ministry for the Environment

‍ ‍Climate change | Earth Sciences New Zealand | NIWA

‍ ‍IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

‍ ‍State of the Global Climate | 1 | World Meteorological Organization

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