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Rapid Rupture Mapping of Potential Tsunamigenic Earthquakes in the Southwest Pacific Using Regional Seismic Arrays

Abstract Rapid spatial characterization of rupture in tsunamigenic earthquakes (Mw≥7.5) is critical for improving tsunami early warning capabilities, particularly for sparsely instrumented regions. We investigate how regional array seismology can be optimized for such settings by...

Changing Antecedent Land‐Surface Conditions Can Amplify Future Heat Extremes Across New Zealand

Abstract Extreme heat in New Zealand is projected to intensify faster than mean warming, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Using dynamically downscaled CMIP6 projections, we investigate whether land–surface moisture constraints contributes to future heat‐extreme intensification...

A machine learning approach to estimating nitrate-nitrogen concentrations in shallow groundwater across New Zealand

Nitrate contamination of shallow groundwater is a concern for drinking water safety and ecosystem health globally, yet national-scale prediction techniques remain limited. Here, we describe the development and evaluation of an ensemble machine learning framework to estimate media...

Fire‐Atmosphere Coupling Starts Upwind: Selective Redistribution of Turbulence at the Fire‐Induced Rear Inflow

Abstract Wildfires alter local atmospheric conditions, yet the spatial extent and frequency‐dependent characteristics of fire‐induced inflow perturbations remain largely unquantified. This study applies Multivariate Empirical Mode Decomposition (MEMD) to analyze high‐frequency ho...

The aftermath of a scrub and tussock fire for diurnal geckos (Naultinus gemmeus) in Aotearoa New Zealand

Context Globally, impacts of wildfire on fauna populations and our knowledge of these impacts, vary considerably. Information regarding wildfire effects on Aotearoa’s terrestrial fauna is meagre but interest in this topic is increasing alongside anthropogenic climate change. Aims...