Bjorn Lomborg writes in an opinion piece in The Press that, while climate change is real, man-made and needs to […]
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NZ Farmers Weekly: Warmer, drier and more floods
Annette Scott writes in the New Zealand Farmers Weekly about the effects climate change is expected to have on New […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Global warming ‘undeniable’, phytoplankton decline, affectionate mums
More “undeniable evidence” The State of the Climate 2009 report, released this week by the US National Ocean and Atmospheric […]
Continue readingMarine phytoplankton in decline for past century
Global stocks of phytoplankton — the foundation of the marine food web, and drivers of the ‘biological pump’ that sequesters […]
Continue readingState of the Climate report – Experts respond
The 2009 State of the Climate report by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with contributions from the […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: GST and healthy food, climate scientists cleared and science paraphrased
SMC Briefing: GST and healthy food The price of fruit and veggies was in the media spotlight this week on […]
Continue readingLatest review backs IPCC report findings, calls for more transparency
A major review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s fourth assessment report by the Netherlands Environment Agency wrapped up […]
Continue readingThe Press: PM’s faith in ETS ‘too optimistic’
David Williams writes in The Press about a local academic’s view that Prime Minister John Key may have unrealistic expectations […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA: Glacier melt in NZ may have ended southern ice age
New research has demonstrated how shifted wind patterns caused in the Northern Hemisphere during the last ice age brought warm […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Scientists work with farmers to cut emissions
In order to help farmers make the best greenhouse gas mitigation choices, NIWA scientists are travelling the country to learn […]
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