Global Warming
El Niño could be on its way
The World Meteorological Organisation has forecast a 70 percent chance of an El Niño weather event by the end of the year.
Hothouse climate tipping point
Scientists from an international study are warning that Earth is at risk of entering a hothouse climate that could lead to global average temperatures of up to five degrees and sea levels rising more… Audio
Climate change experts urge govt to do more - now
A climate change group's final report has called on the government to be more proactive in the face of climate change, and do more to figure out how to pay for the work it needs to do. Audio
Record breaking summer highlights climate change impacts
The end of daylight savings marked the unofficial end of summer for many people at the weekend, but climate scientists are predicting the warm weather isn't over yet. It's been a dramatic start to the… Audio
Chasing the blue whale
An expedition to tag blue whales in New Zealand waters for the first time almost came up empty as warmer sea temperatures forced them out of some of their usual feeding grounds. Audio
How will countries meet Paris Climate targets?
The latest UN climate change negotiations have wrapped up in Bonn - so how will members meet their targets from the Paris Agreement? Kathryn talks with social scientist Bronwyn Hayward of the… Audio
Climate Love
There's a of talk about climate change and its effects but how are everyday people actually taking on the huge issue of global warming? A new newspaper has just launched in Nelson Tasman dedicated to… Audio
Councils urged to take action over climate change
Local councils fed up with government inaction on climate change are being urged to start taking action themselves. Emile Donovan reports. Audio
Should meat be on the menu?
Australian author and journalist David Mason-Jones is selling copies of his book 'Should meat be on the menu?' at the Te Mania Angus Bull Sale in North Canterbury. The book explores the widely held… Audio
Extreme El Niño events likely to become more frequent
Extreme El Niño events are likely to become twice as common,even with global warming limits. Audio
2020: The Climate Turning Point
Kathryn Ryan talks to Christiana Figueres - the former UN climate chief and a key architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Ms Figueres and a team of top climate scientists recently published a report… Audio
NZ scientists on a mission to understand Antarctic ice shelf
Scientists are to drill through the Ross ice shelf to find out what is causing it to melt. Is the water beneath the ice shelf warming? Audio
French Polynesian island experiments with new social order
The floating island planned for French Polynesia is a chance to tackle global warming without politicians, according to a scholar working on the project. Audio
Chilling out: making ice in the Arctic
With predictions that the Arctic could be ice-free by 2030, an ambitious geoengineering project aims to create more ice by circulating water using 10 million wind turbines. Audio
The unusual case of the 'growing' glaciers
Glaciers around the world are melting and shrinking, but glaciologists have been investigating why some New Zealand glaciers bucked the trend between 1983 and 2005. Video, Audio
Global temperatures at new record high
For the third year in a row, global temperatures have hit new highs, making 2016 the hottest year on record. Audio
Warm winters delay cherry season
West Melton fruit grower Peter Sargeant has had to cancel all his Christmas cherry orders because the season is running so late, but luckily his strawberry crop is ripe for picking and the punnets are… Audio
Wild reindeer's plight blamed on climate change
Wild reindeer are getting smaller, weaker and are dying younger - with global warming to blame, scientists say.
What's going on in the Arctic?
For the first time ever observed in modern history the sea ice around the Arctic circle shrank during the polar winter. It’s a phenomenon which has alarmed climate scientists like Dr James Renwick… Audio
What will Trump mean for the climate?
A summit in Marrakesh this week is meant to put meat on the bones of the Paris Agreement. But with the world's largest emitter electing a President who's on the record as describing man made global… Audio