MIL-OSI New Zealand: Proposal to list surgical suction, chest and wound drainage products
Source: Pharmac What we’re proposing PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to list a range of surgical suction, chest and wound drainage products in Part III of Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule from 1 April 2019 through provisional amendments to the Agreements with Conva Tec (New Zealand) Limited (“Conva Tec”), Defries Industries NZ […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: 02/16:05 EDT Marine Wind Warning Summary for New South Wales
Source: Australia Bureau of Meteorology IDN20400 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Marine Wind Warning Summary for New South Wales Issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Saturday 2 February 2019 for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 3 February 2019. Wind Warnings for Sunday 3 February Strong Wind Warning for the following area: Batemans Coast […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: 02/10:00 EDT Marine Wind Warning Summary for New South Wales
Source: Australia Bureau of Meteorology IDN20400 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Marine Wind Warning Summary for New South Wales Issued at 10:00 am EDT on Saturday 2 February 2019 for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 3 February 2019. Wind Warnings for Sunday 3 February Strong Wind Warning for the following area: Batemans Coast […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: 02/04:04 EDT Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Mid North Coast Forecast District.
Source: Australia Bureau of Meteorology IDN21033 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Severe Thunderstorm Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL For people in parts of Mid North Coast Forecast District. Issued at 4:04 am Saturday, 2 February 2019. Weather Situation: Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: 02/01:16 EDT Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Mid North Coast Forecast District.
Source: Australia Bureau of Meteorology IDN21033 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Severe Thunderstorm Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL For people in parts of Mid North Coast Forecast District. Issued at 1:16 am Saturday, 2 February 2019. Weather Situation: Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may […]
Read More →The heatwave in numbers
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research NIWA has crunched the data on this week’s heatwave and come up with the following record breakers: Highest temperature: Hanmer Forest 38.4˚C Warmest temperature in Aotearoa so far this summer was recorded at Hanmer Forest on 31st January. This is Hanmer Forest’s warmest temperature on […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: European Chemicals Agency Recommends Microplastics Restriction
Source: Small Island Developing States 30 January 2019: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released the results of its review of available scientific information on the environmental and health risks posed by intentionally added microplastics from a variety of sectors, from agriculture and construction to the cosmetic industry. Based on the assessment, the ECHA recommends […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: IIASA Study Explores Link between Climate, Conflict and Forced Migration
Source: Small Island Developing States 23 January 2019: A study led by researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) finds that the impact of climatic conditions on drought severity and the likelihood of armed conflict played a significant role as an explanatory factor for asylum seeking in 2011-2015. The authors analysed bilateral […]
Read More →Invasive meningococcal disease on the rise
Source: ESR ESR figures show the number of cases of invasive meningococcal disease reported has been increasing since 2014. While, nationally, incidence of the disease remains low, in the past year there were 120 cases reported from January 1 to December 31, 2018, with 10 deaths. That compares with 2017 when there were 112 cases […]
Read More →NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 31 January 2019
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. Facts: Soil Moisture Across […]
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