COMMENT: In terms of climate change, the last thing Hawaii needs is another visitor inside of her. Yet, along with tens of thousands of others, here I am.

White blooms of plankton appearing east of New Zealand suggest the ocean is responding to climate change.

As top Kiwi scientists fly south for NZ's 60th research season in Antarctica, Jamie Morton takes a look at some of the fascinating studies planned.

For Labour, it is critical that we have an integrated across government plan to reduce emissions.

We've ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, so what next?

Countries of the world yesterday agreed to a new regime to curb a large source of greenhouse gas emissions - those from international aircraft flights.

New Zealand has ratified the Paris Agreement, becoming one of the countries to do so before the threshold at which the historic agreement will come into force.

Barack Obama told actor DiCaprio and atmospheric scientist "we're really in a race against time" to curb the worst impacts of climate change.

As consultation opens on an oil and gas drilling plan, some city councillors are now questioning if the Government will listen to what they say.

The aviation industry is supporting a United Nations proposal to limit pollution from international flights.

Rapidly melting Greenland may be shedding its ice even faster than anyone suspected, new research suggests.

How climate change will affect cherished species like tuatara and takahe - and countless others around the world - urgently needs to be assessed, scientists say.

COMMENT: The problem is the US constitution and its separation of powers.

It's not all down to oil or land. Most conflicts come down to one thing, and it could be about to spark a battle with China.

Humans have been driving global warming for nearly two centuries, finds a new study showing climate change isn't just a 20th century phenomenon.

In San Bernardino County, 82,000 people were ordered to leave their homes on Thursday as a wildfire "hit with an intensity we hadn't seen before".

It seems a story straight from a Cold War thriller - only the case of Camp Century is 100 per cent fact.

In parts of the world right now, it feels like 60C. Experts fear it won't be long till the scorching heat threatens human survival.

COMMENT: I have to admit to a bad week. It started Monday. It was cold and I thought: "Huh, where's global warming?"

Calling climate sceptics "deniers" is done with the intention of putting them in the same class as "Holocaust deniers".

COMMENT: There is no greater crime being perpetuated on future generations than that committed by those who deny climate change.

A leading climate scientist has welcomed a new 20-year Government "roadmap" that singles out climate change as an environmental research priority for New Zealand.

Flying drones close enough to southern right whales to catch some of the bugs they blow out will help tell scientists more about the effects climate change is having on the planet.

Eruptions, lahars, faster and better facilities, a catastrophic diesel spill and a devastating arson - it's been a hectic 30 years

It seems that these days the media are full of news about the damage that cattle are causing to New Zealand's environment. Stories

Climate change is already redefining coastlines and the weather here in New Zealand and around the world. How will it affect us and what can we do about it?

The first six months of 2016 are the warmest start to a year on record in NZ. Professor Corey Bradshaw pens an open letter to his daughter to apologise.

The record warm start to the year will be the new normal within the next few generations, scientists say.

Scientists have confirmed that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have hit record levels in Antarctica.