A category 4 (extreme) MHW is occurring near New Zealand, the strongest near-land MHW event on Earth at the moment 🔥
— Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) December 12, 2021
This is at least the 2nd time in the last 5 years that New Zealand has experienced an extreme MHW.
The 2017-18 MHW reached category 4 near the South Island. pic.twitter.com/pA5mH1yln1