An archive of older media coverage.
- Climate Forum WhanganuiMembers of the Our Changing Coast team participated and presented as part of the 2024 Climate Forum Whanganui. Find out more here.
- Antarctica’s ancient ice sheets foreshadow dynamic changes in Earth’s future
Nineteen million years ago, during a time known as the early Miocene, massive ice sheets in Antarctica rapidly and repeatedly grew and receded. The Miocene is widely considered a potential analog for Earth’s climate in the coming century, should humanity remain on its current carbon emissions trajectory. Will Cushman, for Terra Daily, summarises recent research… - Antarctica’s ice has a history of rapid and unexpected changes
Andrew Ionescu, for Earth.com, covers the publication of research into Antarctica’s changing ice sheets including speaking to Richard Levy. Read more here. - COP28: Earth’s frozen zones are in trouble – we’re already seeing the consequences
As this year’s UN climate summit (COP28) gets under way in Dubai, scientists studying Earth’s frozen regions have been delivering an urgent call for action to policy makers. But is anyone listening? Timothy Naish, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read… - Ice work if you can get it
Professor Nicholas Golledge has been awarded the Hutton Medal for his cutting-edge contributions to the modelling of the Antarctic ice sheet and research on climate change, including his role as a lead author for the most recent assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC]. Marlee Partridge and Grace Prior report for the… - Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’
We can still prevent the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet – if we act fast to keep future warming in check This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Richard Levy, GNS Science; Dan Lowry, GNS Science; Denise Kulhanek, University of Kiel; Gavin Dunbar, Te Herenga… - How long will insurers stick with Petone?
If you want to get a glimpse of what the insurance future looks like for Petone, do a Google search for Florida or Louisiana. Nicholas Boyack reports for The Post on the future of Petone. Read the full article here. - Sea ice levels are also our problemA recent emergency summit of the Antarctic Science Platform in Wellington raised serious concerns about the dramatic changes apparent around Antarctica, especially concerning sea ice over the past winter. Ian Grant reports for the Wairarapa Times-Age.
- Loss of Antarctic ice ‘may need centuries’ to recover
Antarctic sea ice has fallen to a record low this year as a result of rising global temperatures and there is no quick fix to reverse the damage done, scientists have warned in a new study. David Stanway reports for The Canberra Times. - Scientists sound alarm over extreme events in Antarctica, NZ in ‘firing line’Jamie Morton reports on the alarming events in Antarctica that have led to scientists raising an urgent need to understand how climate change is affecting the frozen continent. Read the full article here.
- ‘Off the charts’: Antarctic sea ice plummets to worrying lowAntarctic sea ice is at a shocking low this winter, collapsing to an amount far below anything recorded in the last 40 years. Thomas Mead reports for 1News.
- Concerns over melting sea ice dominates Antarctica conference
As wildfires and heatwaves dominate the headlines in the Northern Hemisphere, a Trans-Tasman gathering bringing hundreds of Antarctic experts to a three-day conference in Christchurch has the focus squarely on the bottom of the Earth. Keiller MacDuff, The Press, reports from the New Zealand – Australia Antarctic Science Conference. Read the full story here. - ‘Five-sigma event’: Why Antarctica’s missing sea ice has scientists worriedOver past months, scientists have been observing a baffling drop in sea ice around the frozen continent which, for the first time, has been unable to recover to its usual maximum extent over the cold, dark months of winter.Jamie Morton, investigates for the NZ Herald. Read the full article here.
- Satellite data shows airport may face sea level rise sooner than thought
Katy Jones, Nelson Mail, explores how new satellite technology shows sea level rise could pose a problem sooner than thought at Nelson airport, which is preparing for a potential runway extension. Read the full article here. - Protecting New Zealand’s coasts and communities
A press release from TAIAO detailing their partnership with Our Changing Coast. The team have partnered with TAIAO and will be using machine learning and detailed process-based models to better understand where our most vulnerable coastlines are. Professor Karin Bryan, who is leading this initiative for TAIAO, is very excited to support this programme. Read… - Antarctic tipping points: the irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2°CThe slow-down of the Southern Ocean circulation, a dramatic drop in the extent of sea ice and unprecedented heatwaves are all raising concerns that Antarctica may be approaching tipping points. By Timothy Naish, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The world has now warmed by 1.2°C above pre-industrial levels (defined as the average…
- ‘A little less colourful’: Climate change and the world we are handing to today’s toddlers
Tim Hunt, The Post, explores what the world will be like for the toddler of today. Includes comments from Tim Naish and Richard Levy. “They won’t be driving to Eastbourne, they certainly won’t be biking without a new road and seawall,” he said. Even if we stopped all emissions now, we cannot avoid 50cm of… - Climate change: what are the risks to real estate?
An article by Professor Richard Levy, Antarctic Research Centre, Professor Tim Naish, Professor of Earth Sciences Antarctic Research Centre, and James Allen, CEO, AgFirst for REINZ. After the recent Auckland floods and the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle and regular seasonal droughts, the impact of climate change is top of mind for many. Three climate and agricultural… - Synthesising everything we know about climate change – Expert Reaction
The Science Media Centre gathered expert reaction on the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Cycle. Professor Tim Naish, Professor in Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, comments: “Another year, another report from the IPCC. This is the 4th and final report that summarises and synthesises… - Climate experts have said their piece: Will the world listen?The experts have officially said their piece, giving world leaders what they need to tackle our planet’s worsening climate crisis. NZ Herald science reporter Jamie Morton explains the findings of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). Includes comments from Tim Naish on tipping points. Read the full article here.