Reference

Extreme Weather

Sites

* Hurricane Season
Learn about hurricanes and what causes them, or get historical data on the most devastating storms in history. From Infoplease.com
* Metservice Learning Centre
Learn more about the weather and climate of New Zealand and the World from articles written by the country's leading meteorologists. From the Metservice
* Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
Leading the way in making New Zealand and its communities resilient to hazards and disasters
* National Hurricane Center
From NOAA/National Weather Service
* National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited (NIWA) Taihoro Nukurangi
New Zealand's leading provider of atmospheric and aquatic science and associated commercial services.
* National Severe Storms Laboratory
Research laboratory investigating all aspects of severe weather. Contains resources on tornadoes, thunderstorms, lightning, and winter weather.
* Natural Hazards Data
The National Geophysical Data Center in the United States collects post event data related to natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes and makes the data available at this site
* Severe Weather Information Centre
Provided by the World Meteorological Organization.
* Severe weather warnings
Get all New Zealand's severe weather warnings in one place. From the Metservice