Rare `Beast from the East` could bring extreme weather to NZ in coming weeks
(WorldNews New Zealand)

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research says a sudden shift in temperatures high above Antarctica this month could bring icy `Beast from the East` weather events to New Zealand next month. In a release today, NIWA forecaster Ben Noll said there is potential for a `Sudden Stratospheric Warming`, or SSW, to take place next week. An SSW typically...