Prominent climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger has spent much of his career studying climate change – in the NZ Herald, […]
Continue readingClimate change
Sea level rise expected even with Paris Agreement – Expert reaction
Even if all nations manage to stick to their Paris Agreement targets, we’re still committed to sea level rise. A […]
Continue readingHot summer causing early snow melt – In the News
University of Otago researchers have just returned from one of New Zealand’s largest ice fields – the Gardens of Eden […]
Continue readingTaranaki newspaper highlights climate change – In the News
The Taranaki Daily News has been running a six-part climate change series, called ‘Life of the Edge’, examining what climate change […]
Continue reading2017 a year of extreme weather – Expert Reaction
Niwa has released its annual climate summary for 2017, which it says was a year of weather extremes. While the […]
Continue readingWarning to plan now for sea level rise – Expert Reaction
A report from the Ministry for the Environment has warned that New Zealand lacks a coordinated plan to deal with […]
Continue reading2017 set to be another scorcher – Expert reaction
2017 is set to be in the top three hottest years on record, with record-breaking extreme weather, according to the […]
Continue readingNZ’s water systems vulnerable to climate change – In the News
New Zealand’s wastewater and stormwater infrastructure have asset values well over $20 billion, but much of it was not designed […]
Continue readingHuman health impacts of climate change – Expert reaction
Climate change will impact human health, both directly – through heat waves and weather events – and indirectly by challenging […]
Continue readingOur atmosphere and climate 2017 – Expert Reaction
The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released an updated report on the state of New Zealand’s atmosphere […]
Continue reading