First 6 months of 2016 hottest ever recorded
Ski fields are struggling to open and winter electricity consumption is down in New Zealand after the first six months of 2016 proved to be the hottest start to a year that scientists have ever recorded. Temperatures in the South Pacific nation were 1.4 C above the long-term average for the first half of the year,…
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Robert M. Snyder July 5th, 2016 at 09:45
“according to the government-funded National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research”
It is worth noting that the NIWA operates as a hybrid commercial/governmental entity.
NIWA website:
https://www.niwa.co.nz/about/our-company
Quote:
“Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) are Crown-owned companies…”
Wikipedia Page:
“Crown Research Institutes date from 1992, with most formed out of parts of the former Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and of elements of various government departments. The dissolution of the DSIR, along with the government-imposed requirement that the CRIs become “financially viable” and operate on commercial lines, created a certain amount of resentment among some scientists.”
“The Crown Research Institutes Act 1992 states the purpose of a CRI as carrying out research, and that each CRI must do this for the benefit of New Zealand, pursuing excellence in all that it does, abiding by ethical standards and recognising social responsibility; and operating as a good employer. A CRI must do these things whilst remaining financially viable. The technical definition of financial viability changes from time to time, but as of 2007 focused on return on equity…”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Research_Institute
amersham1046 July 5th, 2016 at 20:40
Research has also shown the 18% of the temperature rise has been cause by hot air generated by the GOP