Jim Salinger and James Renwick

Guest writers

Jim Salinger is an Honorary Associate at the Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture, University of Tasmania. James Renwick is a professor of physical geography (climate science) at Victoria University of Wellington.

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Strange fish, dead grapes and ice loss: what happens in a NZ heatwave

As the Australian heatwave spills across the Tasman pushing up temperatures in New Zealand, we take a look at the conditions that caused a similar event last year and the impacts it had.

By Jim Salinger and James Renwick | 29th January, 2019