The 2012 State of the Climate report, released this week by the American Meteorological Society, has been making headlines both […]
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State of the Climate 2012 report – experts respond
2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record according to the latest State of the Climate report released this morning […]
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The latest report from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, covering the climate outlook and its potential […]
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The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, says New Zealand faces significant impacts from climate change in […]
Continue readingPolar ice loss speed-up may not last – experts respond
Satellite observations have measured accelerating polar ice mass loss over the past decade as part of the Gravity Recovery and […]
Continue readingBill McKibben wraps up NZ climate tour
Climate campaigner Bill McKibben has completed his Do the Maths lecture tour of New Zealand, which highlighted the potential impacts […]
Continue readingClimate predictions tightened – experts respond
New research indicates that the latest observations of the climate system’s response to rising greenhouse gas levels are consistent with […]
Continue readingReconstruction of 2000 years of global temperatures – experts respond
A group of international scientists, including New Zealanders, have for the first time reconstructed temperatures for seven continental-scale regions for […]
Continue readingIn the news: Climate change impact on vineyards
Climate change may have a silver lining for grape growers in New Zealand, according to a new global study. The […]
Continue readingDrought – soil, rivers, climate, outlook
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING – FRI 22 MAR The ‘big dry’ continues, with the entire North Island officially declared a drought […]
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