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Environmental Impact

Environmental Impact, Innovation

New Zealand scientists develop world-first framework to detect extreme underwater darkness events

January 22, 2026

The study shows that short-lived but intense darkness events can be highly damaging to marine ecosystems Researchers from the University of Waikato, Earth Sciences New Zealand and the Te Whare …

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Environmental Impact, Raukōkore

Second deployment of underwater sensors shines light on ‘marine darkwaves’ in Waihau Bay

November 20, 2025

Underwater sensors in Waihau Bay are capturing how sediment-driven marine darkwaves reduce light to reefs and kelp, providing new data to support iwi-led stewardship and protect coastal ecosystems. The University …

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Environmental Impact, Research

Cyclone Gabrielle and Marine Darkwaves

February 13, 2025

13/02/2025 by Francois Thoral Cyclone Gabrielle has tragically showed us how extreme events not only impact us on land, but also how they can affect coastal ecosystems, for example with …

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Environmental Impact

Tropical Cyclones, Sedimentation, and Marine Health

May 1, 2024

Tropical cyclones are powerful weather events that leave lasting imprints on terrestrial and marine ecosystems. In the Eastern Bay of Plenty, Cyclones Gabrielle (February 2023) and Lola (October 2023) highlight …

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