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2014 hottest year on record – Experts respond
The year 2014 ranks as Earth’s warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and […]
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While 2014 was a near average year for New Zealand weather-wise, analysis of worldwide data has highlighted increasing global temperatures. […]
Continue readingLima climate talks pave path to Paris 2015
The latest round of climate negotiations in Lima, Peru, has concluded, setting out the framework for further negotiations and final […]
Continue readingNZ scores poorly in climate change report
New Zealand has been named among the world’s worst performing countries on climate change in a new report released at […]
Continue readingBrace for extreme weather – report – experts respond
Society needs to act now to build resilience to increasingly common extreme weather such as floods, droughts and heatwaves, says […]
Continue readingUpdated: NZ climate proposal supported by US – experts respond
The ‘New Zealand proposal’ – an outline for reaching a climate agreement at negotiations in Paris next year – has […]
Continue readingGlobal carbon budget – experts respond
Carbon dioxide emissions, the main contributor to global warming, are set to rise again in 2014 – reaching a record […]
Continue readingOzone loss slows, new climate impacts loom – global report
Destruction of the planet’s protective ozone layer is slowing, according to the latest scientific assessment, but full impacts on global […]
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Election 2014 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
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