Sea Level Rise
The fate of the West Antarctic ice sheet in a warming world
How fast – and how completely – could Antarctica's smaller western ice sheet melt in a warming world? An international science team, led by Aotearoa New Zealand, set out to investigate whether two… Audio
Our Changing World – How much more heat can West Antarctica take?
An ambitious ice coring expedition to the Ross Ice Shelf aims to figure out the possible futures of West Antarctica's ice. Veronika Meduna joins the team on the ice. Audio
How do you insure against climate change?
With climate change-induced disasters becoming more frequent around the world, how do insurers weigh up the financial risks? Audio
The Week in Detail: Reserve Bank, Ukraine, and the Pacific
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
How do you move an island?
Sea level rise is already destroying people's homes across the Pacific. How do you move a whole island community? Audio
Hawke's Bay under pressure to prepare for sea level rise
Time is putting pressure on local authorities around the country, after recent warnings that they have less than 20 years to confront decisions about low lying communities and rising sea levels.
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'Sobering' sea level rise data increases urgency of councils' planning
An Auckland councillor says it's ludicrous councils cannot stop new homes being built on private land that will flood in next two decades due to rising sea levels.
Richard Hills is chair of the… Video, Audio
Sea rise: Race against time to save Tāmaki Drive
Authorities are in a race against time to save one of Auckland's most iconic waterfront areas and transport routes.
Tāmaki Drive is one of the prized coastal areas in the forefront of grim new… Video, Audio
Sea level rise to hit NZ sooner than thought - new data
Rising sea levels and cities that are slowly sinking. Scientists say the impacts of sea level rise will be be knocking on peoples doors sooner than expected.
New data from NZ Sea Rise has painted a… Video, Audio
Getting ready for our warmer future
Stories about looking our warming world in the eye, and preparing for what is coming next. Collecting data about extreme temperatures in estuaries to help manage shellfish populations. Plus what might… Audio
Digital tool to measure Christchurch residents' vulnerability to sea level rise
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents can go on line from Friday to find out how vulnerable their properties are to coastal erosion. It's part of Christchurch City Council's efforts to engage… Audio
Rising water, rising problems
University of Otago student Jenny Stein is finding out how rising sea levels are a growing problem for many coastal settlements, including the densely populated suburb of South Dunedin. Audio
Climate change - striking a balance
A group of Dunedin students talk about what they learned making an Otago Museum exhibition about climate change inequality. Audio
Doomsday Glacier and sea level rise
An Antarctic glacier, the size of Great Britain, is melting at an alarming rate, according to new research. Nick-named the Doomsday glacier, Thwaites glacier flows off the west of the Antarctic and is… Audio, Gallery
Climate scientist Andrea Dutton
Climate scientist Professor Andrea Dutton has already been tipped by Rolling Stone as being a name to watch in her chosen field. She forged her reputation at The University of Florida, in a state with… Audio
Impact sea level rise severely understated
A new study indicates previous estimates of the global impact of sea level rise have been grossly understated. The research, published in the journal Nature Communications and conducted by the… Audio
Climate change accelerating, scientists say
The signs and impacts of global heating are speeding up, the latest science on climate change, published ahead of key UN talks in New York, says.
Climate scientist warns of 'mayhem' amid growing emissions
If the world continues to emit greenhouse gasses it will lock in a further 3C of global warming and 10m of sea level rise, a world renowned New Zealand climate scientist warns.
Protecting infrastructure a climate change head-scratcher
See level rise is putting billions of dollars of NZ council infrastructure at risk - so a new report put out by LGNZ says. Audio
Old ice gives insights into future sea level rise
Melting polar ice will be the biggest contributor to sea level rise in future - but will it come from Greenland or Antarctica? Audio