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The fate of the West Antarctic ice sheet in a warming world
How fast – and how completely – could Antarctica's smaller western ice sheet melt in a warming world? An international science team, led by Aotearoa New Zealand, set out to investigate whether two… Audio
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'This year has been a good experience in gaining perspective'
Audio 31 Dec 2023thanks to a range of very different reasons.
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Icy start to the day after snow, hail, and Antarctic blast
It's been an icy morning in the South - after rain, hail, snow and frosty temperatures turned Southern roads into ice sheets this morning.
Temperatures dropped rapidly yesterday as a blast of… Audio
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Antarctica ice loss at twice the speed of previous estimates
Antarctica's ice sheets are crumbling at twice the speed of previous estimates.
The first-of-its-kind study, led by NASA researchers and published in the journal Nature, used satellite imagery to map… Audio
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Physics on ice
Stories of physics research in Antarctica - into, under, and from within the ice. Claire finds out about measuring sea ice thickness and supercooling. Katy Gosset learns how scientists detect… Audio
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Our Changing World - Measuring the ice
Audio 29 Sep 2021Claire Concannon visits the University of Otago physics department to learn about Antarctic sea ice, and the research plans for an upcoming expedition. Audio
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‘Melting ice & rising seas’ team wins PM Science Prize
A team finding links between melting ice sheets in Antarctica and rising sea levels in NZ has won the 2019 Prime Minister's Science Prize. Audio
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Potential revealed for widespread melting of Antarctica
New research into past atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reveals potential for widespread melting of Antarctic ice that would push sea levels up by 20 metres. Up to a third of Antarctica's ice sheets… Audio
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Climate catastrophe looming if failure to reduce emissions
Millions of people displaced. A cost of trillions to the global economy. Irreversible damage to the Antarctic ice sheets. Once-in-a century coastal floods happening once a year. The findings of a new… Audio
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Old ice gives insights into future sea level rise
Melting polar ice will be the biggest contributor to sea level rise in future - but will it come from Greenland or Antarctica? Audio
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Sound Lounge: NZ musicians perform Lilburn to celebrate his birthday; pre-Halloween horror synth with Goblin-tribute band Zombi
Audio 27 Oct 2018We celebrate Lilburn's birthday with covers of his music by NZ musicians and his Chaconne; Pre-Halloween horror-synth with Goblin-tribute band Zombi ; and in a Relevant Tones episode dedicated to… Video
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Antarctica's ice is melting
Research reveals new evidence about past, present and future impacts of climate change on Antarctica's ice. Audio
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Jim Kennett - Ocean discovery
The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) is well underway, with two expeditions completed and one in progress. At this trip's half-way mark, the expedition ship JOIDES Resolution called in at… Audio
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Professor Eric Rignot: The Tale Told by Polar Ice Sheets
Professor Eric Rignot talks with Kim Hill about future sea-level rise from warming of the polar ice sheets. Audio
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Jonathan Bamber: ice sheets and sea level rise
Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Bristol, and an international expert on the thinning polar ice sheets and projections on sea level rise, who will visit New Zealand to address the… Audio
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Antarctica's ice sheets more sensitive to warming
An international team of scientists found that Antarctica's land-based ice sheets are more vulnerable to rising temperatures than they previously thought. Audio
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Stories hidden in rocks
In this wrap of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand's annual conference, we explore what rocks tell us about our changing world. Video, Audio
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Antarctic glacier's past rapid retreat
Research published today provides the first geological evidence for the potential of runaway ice loss in Antarctica. Audio
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Calls for national strategy to deal with rising sea levels
With new research showing the melting Antarctic ice sheets will see sea levels rise much higher than predicted, Local Government New Zealand says the country's coastlines need to be redrawn. Richard… Audio
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Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise
New research confirms that Antarctica will contribute sigificantly to future sea level rise unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed from 2020 onwards. Audio
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East Antarctica not a 'sleeping giant'
An expedition to east Antarctica's Totten glacier returns with evidence suggesting that east Antarctica may not be as resistant to melting as once thought. Audio
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Unexpected Life Under the Antarctic Ice
A team of scientists drilling through thick Antarctic ice were surprised to discover fish surviving more than 500 km from open ocean Audio
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Climate Lessons From Antarctica
Rob DeConto is an ice-sheet and climate modeller, and he warns that if polar ice sheets melt global sea level could rise by 60 metres Audio
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Antarctic Time Travel and Past Climates
Students from Aranui High Scool discuss Antarctica's role in the world's climate with scientists whose research is part of the Antarctic Time Travel exhibition Audio
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Drilling Into A Warmer Past
Victoria University geologists are drilling deep into the ground on a remote sheep station in the Wanganui Basin to study past changes in sea levels. Audio
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Fossil Plants and Polar Climates
Audio 3 Oct 2013Palaeoclimate scientist Jane Francis explains how Antarctic plant fossils help her to chart the continent's journey to the South Pole Audio
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The Antarctic RICE Project
Audio 12 Jul 2012Ice cores collected from Roosevelt Island hold secrets to how ice sheets could melt in a warming world Audio
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Iconic Glaciers
Audio 2 Feb 2012Victoria University scientists discuss the future of New Zealand's glaciers in a changing climate Audio
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Antarctic Ice Sheets
Audio 15 May 2008Richard Alley, a geologist at Pennsylvania State University, discusses the future of the Antarctic ice sheets and how they may respond to climate change. Audio
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Patrick SHEPHERD: cryosphere
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
