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… in smaller coasters. Masters received more accurate weather forecasts. In the 1950s radar began to be used, and …
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Part of story: Shipwrecks
… visits from coastal steamers, which called if the weather permitted at the various ports, were the only other …
Type: Biography
… upwards from the earth, these are the troposphere (where weather occurs), stratosphere (where jets fly), mesosphere, …
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Part of story: Atmosphere
… in the north of the North Island, where the milder weather encourages play. Because of the quality of its sand …
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Part of story: Minor outdoor sports
… Club members gather to discuss tackle, hot spots and weather and ocean conditions. Most groups are clustered …
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Part of story: Recreational sea fishing
… also a 3–4-metre layer of fresh water above the sea water. Weather wise How do Fiordland bottlenoses cope in winter, …
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Part of story: Dolphins
… walls and a roof which solidify to form a tunnel. In Otago, weathering in schist creates hollows. But most of these …
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Part of story: Caving
… Rūaumoko of earthquakes, and Tāwhirimatea of the winds and weather. The weaving together of these deities in a vast …
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Part of story: Māori creation traditions
… for example, have dry summers and autumns when an El Niño weather pattern is present. Natural fluctuations need to be …
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Part of story: Climate change
… used to predict aspects of the coming year, such as the weather and the likelihood of a good harvest. The Matariki …
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Part of story: Matariki – Te Tau Hou Māori
… was also responsible for a range of activities including weather forecasting, standardisation of weights and …
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Part of story: Research institutions
… about five times as fast. Rainfall In terms of rates of weathering, the amount of rainfall is even more significant …
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Part of story: Limestone country
… all the settlers, travelling on horseback irrespective of weather conditions. His taxing duties were carried out …
Type: Biography
… however, as there are no marked changes in wind or weather between West and East Polynesia. There may in fact …
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Part of story: Pacific migrations
… move on to the next station. Where access was difficult and weather was bad, it could take 20 to 30 days to complete …
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Part of story: Modern mapping and surveying
… of small streams. Mountains and rainfall Mountains and weather are two major factors affecting the formation of …
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Part of story: Rivers
… lie roughly northeast–southwest across the path of westerly weather systems known as the roaring forties, which convey …
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Part of story: Hydroelectricity
… their ancestors, falls within these months, and the weather is good. In December there are many end-of-year …
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Part of story: Koreans
… leaching of soils has resulted in clay lying over deeply weathered rock, often bright red because of the high iron …
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Part of story: Ecoregions
… week near the Clyde River in Canterbury’s back country. The weather had been rough with rain and snow, and the Clyde was …
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Part of story: Landslides