Glaciologists fear they may have seriously underestimated the potential for melting ice sheets to contribute to catastrophic sea-level rises.

Temperatures in the western part of Antarctica are rising almost twice as fast as previously believed, adding to fears that sea levels will rise.

A gifted academic who grew up in Karori has died suddenly in London, devastating her family.

For more than half a century, scientists have postulated the existence of a subatomic particle that creates an invisible force field permeating the cosmos.

The Government's climate change policy is a shambles and a disgrace, writes Brian Fallow. "Unless, that is, you are happy for the costs of the inevitable adjustment to a low-carbon future to be needlessly increased."

Irrigators, power companies and mountaineers could all be affected if climate change leads to changes in snow levels.

Climate Change Minister Tim Groser has defended New Zealand's decision to drop out of the Kyoto treaty, describing the move as "ahead of the curve".

The threat caused by sea level rises means new homes in some coastal areas of Dunedin will have to be built up to 1.2m higher off the ground to reduce flood risks.

Promoters say New Zealand has an international advantage in seven zones but barriers remain.

Editorial: The Kyoto Protocol's commitments represent the only concrete actions taken so far by the international community to address climate change.

The Government's decision last week not to sign up to the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol has left NZ's credibility on climate policy in tatters on the global stage, writes Patrick Hardstaff.

As Australia is renewing its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol, New Zealand has backed off, leaving Greenpeace to label the move embarrassing.

A University of Auckland researcher has been granted $345,000 over three years from the Marsden Fund to investigate the potential of climate change to threaten kauri, many of which are already under attack from kauri dieback disease.

The Government is set to put the emissions trading scheme into an induced coma - not dead, but not able to accomplish much, writes Brian Fallow.