Sea Level Rise
Our Changing World for 8 November 2018
An expert says loneliness is the biggest risk for brain health, and ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica. Audio
Antarctica's contribution to sea-level rise
Antarctica is shrinking, and thanks to advances in computer modelling and data analysis, we now know that its ice is contributing to global sea-level rise, an international climate expert says. Audio
South Dunedin could sink below sea level in 17 years
Much of South Dunedin housing will be at sea level or below in just 17 years, an Otago academic has warned.
Sea rise warnings to stay in Christchurch LIM reports - for now
The Christchurch City Council is not backing down on including warnings on property reports about their vulnerability to sea level rise.
South Dunedin residents face flooding future
South Dunedin residents - who are caught between sinking land and rising groundwater - have started talking about their uncertain future.
Storm brewing over Christchurch sea rise warnings
The Christchurch City Council is being threatened with legal action for delaying the removal of sea level rise warnings from property reports. Audio
Review backs up Christchurch sea level rise report
A report which suggested sea levels would rise by 1m and affect 18,000 Christchurch homes has been backed up by a peer review.
Pacific atolls ‘could be underwater by 2050’
The government is being warned to prepare for an impending stream of refugees from the Pacific as low-lying atolls are swamped by sea-level rise.
Future of sea level rise science
John Church, an expert on sea level rise and one of the scientists who could lose his job at CSIRO, discusses how ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise now and in… Audio
Learning from past floods
University of Waikato professor of environmental planning Iain White argues that our 'same again' response to flooding is hindering our ability to plan more effectively. Audio
Pacific islands swallowed by the sea
New evidence confirms anecdotal accounts of the devastating impact of climate change on Pacific countries, with five islands disappearing.
Chch sea-level rise report 'rushed' - resident
Christchurch residents opinions are being sought on sea-level rise report that identified 18,000 vulnerable properties.
Facing the reality of climate change
Climate scientist Will Steffen, at the Australian National University, argues that to limit the impacts of climate change on island nations in the Pacific may require technology that takes carbon… Audio
Eye of the storm - climate change in the Pacific
Kiribati president Anote Tong calls on political leaders to help low-lying Pacific island nations to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Audio
Modest sea level rise will severly impact areas of NZ
Rob Bell is the programme leader for hazards and risks at NIWA, and the author of the NIWA report on risk exposure in low-lying coastal areas. Dunedin's mayor, Dave Cull, says there must soon be a… Audio
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
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
Sea levels rising?
Is the impact of storms on the New Zealand shoreline on the increase due to sea level rise as a result of global warming? Bryan Crump speaks to Dr. Richard Gorman, Coastal and Estuarine Physical… Audio
Climate change group's win against the Dutch Government
Climate activists in the Netherlands scored a major victory in the courts last week, with the government being ordered to slash greenhouse gas emissions. The court in The Hague has told Dutch… Audio