NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has begun its 142-day death spiral inside Saturn’s rings, passing through them 22 times over the coming […]
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Our fresh water 2017 – Expert reaction
UPDATED: The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand have released the latest national report about the state of […]
Continue readingNASA super balloon lifts off – In the News
NASA’s Super Pressure Balloon has once again taken flight from Wanaka on a mission planned to run for 100 days […]
Continue readingUnderstanding climate risks makes us all less vulnerable – Dave Frame
Events like floods and droughts are not just figures in Treasury spreadsheets, writes Professor Dave Frame, the risks of them […]
Continue readingLies, dam(ned) lies and flood statistics – Ian Fuller
Massey University’s Associate Professor Ian Fuller says we need to build up knowledge of past flood events so that we […]
Continue readingCyclone Cook and flooding – Expert Q&A
A mere week after the tail end of Tropical Cyclone Debbie hit the North Island, another cyclone is on its […]
Continue readingThe science of the freshwater estate – In the News
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Sir Peter Gluckman has released a report hoped to help understand the complexity of […]
Continue readingKaikōura shook more violently than Christchurch – In the News
New insights from November’s magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake have revealed the shake was the most violent ever recorded in New […]
Continue readingTe Kiri Gold scrutiny – In the News
A water-based tonic that is claimed to help treat cancer has been put under a critical spotlight by reporters at […]
Continue readingSyrian chemical attack – Expert reaction
A suspected gas attack in Syria early yesterday morning killed at least 70 people and injured close to 500. It […]
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