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2018 another hot year in NZ – Expert Reaction

2018 another hot year in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 January 201909 January 2020

2018 has tied for the second hottest year on record, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary released today. Boosted by last […]

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Scientists’ advice for climate action – Expert Q&A

Scientists’ advice for climate action – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 17 December 201811 February 2019

Over the weekend, delegates at COP24 in Katowice, Poland came to a global agreement for a ‘rulebook’ to put the 2015 Paris […]

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Private sector climate change pledges – Expert Reaction

Private sector climate change pledges – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 July 201812 February 2019

Sixty private sector chief executives have come together to form the Climate Leaders Coalition, signing a joint statement which commits their companies to climate change […]

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Antarctic ice loss – Expert Reaction

Antarctic ice loss – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 June 201812 February 2019

Antarctica has lost about 3 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, which corresponds to a sea-level rise of around 8 […]

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Climate science transparency – experts on Bengtsson’s rejected paper

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 May 201428 March 2016

UK SMC: The publisher of influential scientific journal Environmental Research Letters has rejected claims that a paper by climate scientist and […]

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Recent slowdown in warming explained – experts respond

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 10 February 201428 March 2016

AusSMC: A dramatic increase in the strength of the Pacific trade winds (a pattern of easterly winds spanning the tropics) […]

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Climate scientist honoured in NZ Herald awards

In the News  |  Published: 16 December 201316 December 2013

The New Zealand Herald’s New Zealander of the Year finalists were limited to the under-30s this year but the newspaper […]

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Reconstruction of 2000 years of global temperatures – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 April 201328 March 2016

A group of international scientists, including New Zealanders, have for the first time reconstructed temperatures for seven continental-scale regions for […]

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Why scientists won’t debate Lord Monckton

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 05 August 201105 August 2011

The New Zealand Herald Online has published a strongly-worded editorial from Australian cognitive scientist Stephan Lewandowsky on the nature of […]

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PODCAST: Climate Futures forum – How should scientists communicate on climate?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 01 April 2011

In a session at this week’s Climate futures: Pathways for society forum in Wellington, a panel of science writers and journalists […]

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