The extent to which climate change threatens New Zealand’s coastal housing will depend on insurance options available to homeowners, according to […]
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Understanding 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 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 readingDebate over Dunedin sea level rise figures – In the News
Houses in South Dunedin are at risk of sea level rise, but there has been debate over figures suggesting thousands […]
Continue readingWhy NZ’s glaciers had unusual growth – Expert Reaction
An unusual period where some of New Zealand’s glaciers grew bigger, despite a trend of shrinking glaciers worldwide, was due […]
Continue readingIn the face of the mind-boggling peril of climate change, feel the despair, then work harder – James Renwick
With the, somewhat signposted, news that 2016 was the warmest year on record globally, and the warmest in New Zealand […]
Continue reading2016 another scorcher year – Expert Reaction
2016 was the hottest year in New Zealand in over a century, surpassing the previous warmest year on record, 1998. […]
Continue readingMeat the future – Ralph Sims
By mid-century, it’s estimated the world’s population will exceed 9 billion and they’ll need to be fed, writes Massey University’s […]
Continue readingWhat might Trump mean for science? – In the News
As the world responds to a Trump presidency – experts are already turning their thoughts to what that could mean […]
Continue readingCarbon hide and seek? – In the News
A new report from the Morgan Foundation says the Government will change forestry accounting rules to meet the 2030 climate […]
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