The widely reported slowdown of global warming since the start of the millennium – often called the ‘hiatus’ – is […]
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2014 hottest year on record – Experts respond
The year 2014 ranks as Earth’s warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and […]
Continue reading2014: World’s hottest year, NZ near average
While 2014 was a near average year for New Zealand weather-wise, analysis of worldwide data has highlighted increasing global temperatures. […]
Continue readingExploring the side effects of geoengineering – experts respond
Technological fixes to combat harmful effects of climate change — even if employed on a massive scale — will be […]
Continue readingDid saving the ozone layer ‘pause’ warming?
The ban on ozone-depleting CFCs, under the Montreal Protocol, may have contributed to the recent hiatus in global surface temperature […]
Continue readingIPCC global climate report – experts respond
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing […]
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 readingDrought raises climate questions
Current drought conditions in the North Island have heated up discussion about the science of climate change and the future […]
Continue readingWhat’s causing Australia’s heat wave?
On the Australian science commentary site The Conversation, climatologists from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology spell out the situation for […]
Continue readingClimate change ‘taking place before our eyes’ – WMO report
An international report from the United Nation’s World Meterological Organization (WMO) has highlighted growing evidence of a warming climate that […]
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