West Antarctic winter ice fails to form in Bellingshausen Sea in area ‘size of France’
Scientists say a region on the west side of Antarctica is missing a large chunk of winter sea…
UN calls for urgent global action as oceans are warming and rising faster
The findings “demand urgent action, through stronger multilateral cooperation, greater ambition and decisions grounded in the best available…
Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why
The Reserve Bank has since used that 2012-13 event as a plausible worst-case drought scenario in some agricultural…
Patient burned in surgery as Braemar Hospital staff ignore warming mattress alarm
“This failure involved several people within the theatre team, and it is appropriate for Braemar Hospital to be…
Walking experts reveal the number of steps per day you need to boost health – and it’s not 10,000
“Walking should be on every doctor’s prescription pad”, says Dr Courtney Conley, co-author of a new book Walk:…
Invasive long-spined sea urchin found on Tasmania’s west coast sparks fears for marine habitat
The discovery of a long-spined sea urchin on Tasmania’s remote west coast has signalled a critical new expansion…
Guest post: How declining cloudiness is accelerating global warming
For the past two decades, low-level cloud cover has been declining, increasing the amount of sunlight absorbed by…
What northern NZ’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere – Kevin Trenberth
On February 2, the Whangaparāoa automatic weather station on the city’s North Shore recorded a temperature of 24C…
Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future
If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then…
How COVID shutdowns led to a methane surge
In the early 2020s, as societies around the world shut down to protect their people from the…
Minister raises concerns over fish heading south due to warming waters
In October, Tuiono had asked Jones about the risk posed by warming oceans to the sustainability of the…
Global warming and flood risk: Modelling shows potential Waikato impact
The Paris Climate accord has tried to cap global warming at 1.5C. A recent United Nations report cautions…