Chris de Freitas: Science proves alarmist global warming claims nothing but hot air
Several aspects of Jim Salinger's op-ed "Climate hurtling towards a hothouse Earth" (Herald 24/5/13) are quite misleading.
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Lid lowered on global warming rate
New research from Oxford University shows the rate of global warming has been lower over the past decade than it was previously.
Warming caused super storms
Global warming was to blame for super storms that killed hundreds of people last year, and record levels of ice thaw in the Arctic, the United Nations has warned.
James Murray: Takeaway coffee cups are a waste of resources
After reading this hopefully you'll be convinced the production and use of disposable coffee cups is an irresponsible act that is harming our environment, writes James Murray.
Arctic peoples first to feel climate effects
Simon Lamb quizzed 40 of the world's leading climate scientists to bring their work to film.
Warming a boost to vineyards
Climate change is forecast to make huge tracts of land ripe for grape-growing in New Zealand while threatening vineyards in some of the world's most celebrated wine regions.
Climate change is good news for NZ grape growers
A warming planet could double the amount of good grape growing land in New Zealand over the next 40 years, a new study shows.
All downhill as Alps face a warmer world and huge change
From his office in the alpine ski resort of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, meteorologist Gilles Brunot is looking out at snow-capped peaks washed with spring sunshine, resplendent under a pale blue sky.
Kiwi scientists rally against climate change sceptic
NZ's top climate change scientists have rallied together to slam a visiting sceptic who is touring the country to proclaim global warming as a myth that should be ignored.
More droughts and bush fires tipped for future
Goodbye frosts, hello droughts and bush fires.
Noel Hewlett: Water catchment may ease pressure in a dry spell
That wonderful quote in our English history should be changed in New Zealand to: 'Water, water everywhere and not a drop is saved!'
Daunting forecast for weather
Some time next year, what could be the world's largest research project will be presented to the United Nations' Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change.
Kiwis take more than a fair share
We're known for being clean and green, but Kiwis are still eating up at least twice their fair share of the planet when it comes to sustainability.
Brian Fallow: From here on every drop counts
The drought is a timely reminder of how much the New Zealand economy depends on rainfall, writes Brian Fallow.
Ex-AB coach makes stand on climate change
Wayne Smith says he is making a "moral stand" on climate change in joining 100 celebrated Kiwis in a major call to address New Zealand's most critical risks.
World warmer now than ever
The world is now warmer than at almost any time since the end of the last Ice Age and, on present trends, will continue to reach a record high for the entire period since the dawn of civilisation, a study has found.
Groundbreaking study glimpses life in a warmer world
A groundbreaking study of tiny micro-organisms that survived in a hotter New Zealand 50 million years ago has offered a unique glimpse into how a dramatically warmer world could affect human civilisation.
Brian Fallow: Pining for bioenergy: will it work?
Economic modelling based on ethanol, which has its limitations as a fuel, may underestimate the potential yields and value added, writes Brian Fallow.
New species of fish discovered in ocean
An expedition to one of the deepest ocean trenches has discovered a new species of fish and another not previously caught in the southwest Pacific.
Al Gore rhythms out of step with facts of change
Al Gore is a sellout and a hypocrite - my days of trusting him are over.
Study helps calm extinction fears
A New Zealand researcher has challenged long-held claims that most species will be wiped out before they can even be discovered.
Peter Whitmore: Immediate action needed to reduce carbon emissions
The Minister of Climate Change, Tim Groser, (NZ Herald, December 20) says it makes sense for New Zealand to drop out of the Kyoto Protocol and work towards an agreement with broader international support.
Neville Peat: Slow economy trampling environment
To disguise what it is doing, the Beehive has ordered the Ministry for the Environment to abandon the five-yearly State of the Environment round-up report, writes Neville Peat.