Most recent 40 articles: Nzherald
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'Grim sight': NZ glaciers may become extinct - Nzherald (Mar 5) |
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Mar 5 · Andrew Lorrey, Principal Scientist & Programme Leader of Southern Hemisphere Climates and Environments, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research; George Hook, Research Associate (in process), Canterbury Museum; Lauren Vargo, Research Fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, and Shaun Eaves, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington Read more ...
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22 leading Commonwealth science bodies urge action on climate change - Nzherald (Mar 11, 2018) |
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Mar 11, 2018 · New Zealand's leading science body has joined an unprecedented Commonwealth-wide push for governments to slash emissions to net zero.
Ahead of next month's Commonwealth summit in the UK, Royal Society Te Aparangi and 21 other major national academies and societies of science have urged leaders to look to the evidence on climate change and take action now.
Their joint statement, drawn from the consensus views of tens of thousands of scientists, marks the first time Commonwealth academies have come together to urge their governments toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gases emissions this century.
New Zealand has pledged to cut its emissions by 30 per cent below ... | By Jamie Morton Read more ...
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Scientists seek to find the 'tipping point' of ocean acidification around NZ - Nzherald (Oct 26, 2016) |
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Oct 26, 2016 · Kiwi scientists are simulating how New Zealand's coastal environment will respond to potentially disastrous effects of acidification caused by climate change.
The new study aims to pinpoint a possible "tipping point" at which ecosystems could collapse - potentially threatening our aquaculture industry.
Ocean acidification, often receiving less public attention than other major climate change impacts like sea level rise and violent storms, is increasingly concerning scientists because of the global threat it poses to coral communities and shellfish aquaculture.
It's driven by increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is absorbed by oceans and causes pH ... Read more ...
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