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New Zealand rainfall predictions to the 2080s (2nd of 2)

New Zealand rainfall predictions to the 2080s

These maps show the changes in New Zealand’s annual mean rainfall (as a percentage) over the 100 years between the 1980s and the 2080s. The left map is based on the highest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projection. The right map is based on the lowest prediction of rainfall change.

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NIWA - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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Brett Mullan and Kynan Gentry. 'Climate change', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 23-Nov-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/climate-change/5/2/2