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What’s causing Australia’s heat wave?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 January 201318 January 2013

On the Australian science commentary site The Conversation, climatologists from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology spell out the situation for […]

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Jim Salinger on Kiwis, carbon and climate

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 29 November 201229 November 2012

In a New Zealand Herald opinion article, Prof Jim Salinger, Visiting Professor at Stanford University, California, asks NZ not to […]

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Climate change in the courtroom – NZ Herald editorial

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 17 September 201217 September 2012

Today‘s New Zealand Herald editorial examines the issue of science and scepticism in the wake of the recent NIWA climate […]

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NIWA climate record court decision – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 September 201210 September 2012

The High court has has ruled in favour of NIWA, rejecting a legal challenge of the Crown Research Institute’s national […]

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Climate change ‘loads’ the extreme weather ‘dice’ – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 August 201209 August 2012

A group of climate experts, including Prof James Hansen, claim  recent heat waves and extreme summers can be attributed to  […]

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Antarctica’s ‘near tropical’ past

In the News  |  Published: 02 August 201202 August 2012

A drilling expedition off the coast of Antarctica has revealed the continent once boasted a warm “near tropical” climate. In […]

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Jim Salinger on the NZ climate record – Dom Post

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 20 July 201220 July 2012

In the Dominion Post ex-NWIA climate scientist Prof Jim Salinger writes about the climate record he helped to create – […]

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Wind farms affect local temperature

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 April 201230 April 2012

The turbulence created by power-generating wind turbines may have an impact on local climate, suggests new research. A new study […]

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Australian flooding – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 March 201207 March 2012

Heavy rainfall has caused extensive flooding across southern New South Wales and North East Victoria, forcing several communities to evacuate. […]

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Reconciling cold weather and global warming

In the News  |  Published: 21 August 201122 August 2011

Writing in the Dominion Post Weekend paper, Michael Forbes looks at the connections between the recent chilly weather and climate […]

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