{"id":291703,"date":"2021-07-05T21:14:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T18:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-zealand-records-warmest-ever-june-as-ski-fields-struggle-2\/"},"modified":"2021-07-05T21:14:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T18:14:15","slug":"new-zealand-records-warmest-ever-june-as-ski-fields-struggle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-zealand-records-warmest-ever-june-as-ski-fields-struggle-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand \u2014 New Zealand has recorded its warmest June since recordkeeping began, as ski fields struggle to open and experts predict shorter southern winters in the future.<\/p>\n

A range of factors led to the record, including more winds coming from the milder north rather than the Antarctic south, and unusually warm ocean temperatures, said Gregor Macara, a climate scientist at the government-owned National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.<\/p>\n

He said the vagaries of weather will change from month to month. \u201cBut the underlying trend is of increasing temperatures and overall warming,\u201d Macara said.<\/p>\n

The average temperature in June was 51 Fahrenheit, the research agency reported Monday. That\u2019s 35.6 degrees F above the 30-year average for June and more than 32 F higher than the previous record set in 2003 and again in 2014. Recordkeeping began in 1909.<\/p>\n

Macara said the average temperature in New Zealand had increased by about 1 C over the past century. He said that if the trend continues, people can expect later and milder winters, followed by earlier springs.<\/p>\n

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People enjoy a warm day under a gingko tree in Cornwall Park, Auckland, New Zealand, on June 12, 2021. <\/figcaption>
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The situation is putting pressure on ski fields a week out from when many students take their winter school holidays. Snow cameras at several of the larger resorts show exposed rocks and earth sprinkled with a dusting of snow on many runs. Some fields have used snowmaking machines to open some runs while keeping other lifts closed.<\/p>\n

Paul Anderson, the chief executive of NZSki, which operates Coronet Peak, Mt Hutt and The Remarkables ski fields, remained upbeat.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d always like a bit more snow on the ground,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we\u2019ve got some good snow arriving tomorrow, and then a cool four or five days for snowmaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson said his company has been adapting to the changing conditions by investing in snowmaking equipment and lifts that can withstand high winds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really clear that climate change is a reality. You can\u2019t argue with that science<\/a>,\u201d Anderson said. \u2019But it is over a very long period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A person walks on Orewa Beach in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 5, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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Some farmers have welcomed the milder weather.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year it has been a godsend,\u201d said Jim Galloway, the Hawke\u2019s Bay provincial president of advocacy group Federated Farmers.<\/p>\n

He said that\u2019s because the warmer weather coupled with rain has finally allowed some grass to grow, providing feed for sheep and cattle. That follows two years of drought conditions in his region.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s helped a lot, but there\u2019s a long way to go,\u201d Galloway said. \u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of ground water. The dams are still empty, basically.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Galloway said that while droughts are nothing new for farmers, he worries that a warming climate is making them happ<\/a>en more frequently.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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