Tagged: sea level rise

A significant number of New Zealanders overestimate sea-level rise — and that could stop them from taking action - Hot off the press

Guest Author • Jul 13, 2021 •

• attitudes,
• climate change,
• New Zealand stories,
• sea level rise

Rebecca Priestley, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Richard Levy, GNS Science; Taciano L. Milfont, University of Waikato; Timothy Naish, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Zoë Heine, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington   Following a recent storm surge in Wellington, some media coverage expressed surprise that 30cm of sea-level rise … Read More

Managing retreat: why New Zealand is drafting a new law to enable communities to move away from climate risks - The Changing Climate

Guest Author • Apr 07, 2021 •

• Environment,
• managed retreat,
• New Zealand stories,
• RMA,
• sea level rise

Catherine Iorns, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The government’s recently announced overhaul of major environmental legislation will result in a new law focused solely on climate change adaptation. The 30-year-old Resource Management Act (RMA) was groundbreaking when it was passed in 1991 — the first in the world to be based on the concept of … Read More

When climate change and other emergencies threaten where we live, how will we manage our retreat? - The Changing Climate

Guest Author • Mar 08, 2021 •

• climate adaptation,
• climate change,
• environmental law,
• managed retreats,
• sea level rise

Christina Hanna, University of Waikato; Bruce Glavovic, Massey University, and Iain White, University of Waikato Despite living in dynamic environments and facing an uncertain future due to climate change, New Zealanders generally expect their land and property rights will endure indefinitely. But little stays the same. As last week’s offshore earthquakes and tsunami alerts reminded us, our coasts and … Read More

Humans have dealt with plenty of climate variability - Climate: Explained

Guest Author • Sep 23, 2020 •

• climate change,
• interglacial,
• last glacial maximum,
• sea level rise,
• Temperature

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz How much climate variability have humans dealt with since we evolved and since we started settling (Neolithic … Read More

Why coastal floods are becoming more frequent as seas rise - Climate: Explained

Guest Author • Nov 20, 2019 •

• climate change,
• coastal flooding,
• sea level rise,
• tides

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz I saw an article claiming that “king tides” will increase in frequency as sea level … Read More

Ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica predicted to bring more frequent extreme weather - Guest Work

Guest Author • Feb 07, 2019 •

• Antarctica,
• climate change,
• Greenland,
• ice sheets,
• sea level rise

Nick Golledge, Victoria University of Wellington Last week, rivers froze over in Chicago when it got colder than at the North Pole. At the same time, temperatures hit 47℃ in Adelaide during the peak of a heatwave. Such extreme and unpredictable weather is likely to get worse as ice sheets at both poles continue to melt. Our … Read More

Funding science journalism in Aotearoa - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Jul 23, 2018 •

• climate change,
• controversial technologies,
• CRISPR,
• election 2017,
• healthcare,
• robots,
• Science journalism,
• sea level rise,
• synthetic meat

The Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund is now in its third round, with applications closing this week, which seems like a good time to celebrate some of the great journalism that’s been enabled by the fund. It’s the first independent journalism fund dedicated to furthering coverage of the science-related issues that impact New Zealanders. Dr Rebecca Priestley, winner … Read More

King Tide is a-coming – Billy Bragg’s excellent new single takes on the rising seas - Hot Topic

Gareth Renowden • Aug 07, 2017 •

• billy bragg,
• climate change,
• Environment and Ecology,
• music video,
• sea level rise

The excellent new single from Sir William of Bragg. Always right on, our Bill, and often right. See also: Between The Wars. Now talk amongst yourselves… … Read More

The challenge and importance of predicting sea-level rise - Guest Work

Guest Author • Feb 06, 2017 •

• adaption,
• Antarctica,
• climate change,
• coastal,
• Horizon Scan,
• mitigation,
• sea level rise

By Prof Tim Naish, Director of the Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University Wellington By the end of the century it is predicted that rising sea-level will directly impact more than 200 million people around the world. The damage to property and infrastructure, groundwater, and the prospect of widespread displacement of people will indirectly affect every one of us on this … Read More

Thirty Million: Sobering look at the impact of sea level rise - Griffin's Gadgets

Peter Griffin • Jun 14, 2016 •

• Bangladesh,
• climate change,
• Flooding,
• sea level rise

A team of New Zealand filmmakers has released a documentary focussing on the estimated 30 million people in Bangladesh likely to be displaced by the end of the century as a result of sea level rise.  The documentary was funded by the United Nations and features a short, powerful interview with our own Helen Clark, administrator of the UN Development Programme and a front … Read More