Climate Change
Comics
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird, who looks at 'High Water', an anthology of local cartoonists featuring stories themed around… Audio
Human water use is sucking aquifers dry: study
A new study shows a third of the biggest aquifers in the world are being depleted as more water is being drawn, than is being replenished. The research from NASA satellites shows that 21 of the… Video, Audio
Stark picture painted of climate change in Asia-Pacific
Politicians from the Asia-Pacific region have painted a stark picture of living with the effects of climate change at a conference in Wellington. Audio
Extreme weather linked to climate change
Climate scientists are using the spare capacity of thousands of home computers to zoom in on links between extreme weather events and climate change Video, Audio, Gallery
PM spurns offer to work with Greens on climate change
The Prime Minister has congratulated new Green Party co-leader, James Shaw, but has spurned his offer to work together on climate change. Audio
The Road to Paris - New Zealand's Climate Change Target
The government has held a series of consultation meetings asking people how New Zealand should manage its greenhouse gas emissions Audio
Japan's US$453m in aid to Pacific for climate change
Japan has announced it will give hundreds of millions of dollars of aid towards tackling climate change in the Pacific Islands, which an expert says is a large symbolic gesture. Audio
ExStream - How River Life Responds to Environmental Stresses
The ExStream system allows biologists to study how river life responds to stresses such as sediment, nutrients, and changing water temperatures and flows Audio
Pulling Funds out of Fossil Fuels
A discussion with organisations and individuals who decided to move their investments out of the fossil fuel industry. Audio
Cracking Up About Climate Change
By utilising creative energy and a clowning spirit, Tejopala Rawls and Giovanni Fusetti aim to positively influence what will be the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris this December 2015. Audio
Pole to Paris expedition to highlight climate change
In a new take on exposing the consequences of climate change, two scientists have set out on a journey to Paris for the Sustainable Innovation Forum in December. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Outdoorsman and adventurer Kennedy Warne is Off the Beaten Track in Kiribati. Audio
Weather at Home
Climate scientists are using the spare capacity of thousands of home computers to zoom in on links between extreme weather events and climate change Audio
Bruce Glavovic on rising sea levels
Rising sea levels and increasing fierce storms are predicted to seriously impact coastal communities around the world. Professor Bruce Glavovic, a natural hazards planning expert from Massey… Audio
The impact of extreme weather events
Ned Olney is the country director for Save the Children's Philippine office. He speaks to Wallace about the devastating impact of extreme weather events, and why we need to help Pacific nations adapt… Audio
Challenges facing the Marshall Islands
Tony de Brum is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the challenges facing his nation. The Marshall Islands lie just north of the Equator and is made up from two… Audio
AgResearch plans to build a seed bank
Government scientists are proposing building a new seed bank to protect New Zealand agriculture for the effects of climate chance. Dr Kioumars Ghamkhar is the director of the Margot Forde Forage… Audio
Cycling Story Collector
A poet, touring cyclist, storyteller and Harvard graduate, Devi Lockwood in riding through the Pacific, here in New Zealand and then from Istanbul to London, collecting stories about water and climate… Audio
Antarctica's changing ice cover
Warming weather and the effect that changes to Antarctica's ice cover will have on the planet are to form part of major new research supported by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute. Audio