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Rising sea levels, and temperatures, melting ice, wildfires, climate refugees and bigger hurricanes are impacts of global warming. Examine the causes, and evidence of climate change and solutions to saving the planet. SCIS no. 1842342

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The land of the long orange shroud

The land of the long orange shroud

Digital cartoon by Mark Winter on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally. Accompanying text from the cartoonist reads "Climate change Oz". Title supplied by cartoonist Qu...

Two penguins on a melting iceberg, holding a newspaper "Climate warming in Antarctica", discuss New Zealand's declaration of a climate emergency and new "net zero emissions policy"

Climate emergency

Digital cartoon by Jim Hubbard on social and political issues in New Zealand, and internationally. Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

How much climate catastrophe can one world absorb?

The latest big climate change report boiled down

How much doom, gloom and catastrophising can the world take? We boil down the latest big climate change report.

"Glaciers Are Melting Faster"

"Glaciers Are Melting Faster"

Digital cartoon by Chris Slane published in the Listener. File metadata reads: "Cartoon depicts a couple of hikers viewing a glacier-like flow of aircraft and cars crowding up a mountain valley. Ca...

100 year forecast

A five-part multimedia documentary series on the impact of climate change for New Zealand’s future.

Antarctic & Southern Ocean climate

Antarctic & Southern Ocean climate

NIWA scientist discusses the impact of global warming and ozone hole on the New Zealand climate.

Greta Thunberg, schoolgirl climate change warrior

One day last summer, aged 15, Greta Thunberg, skipped school, sat down outside the Swedish parliament – and inadvertently kicked off a global movement.

Green taxi

Taxi companies use hybrid cars to be eco-friendly.

Climate change and conservation

The work the Department of Conservation (DOC) is doing to protect New Zealand’s native species, ecosystems, outdoor recreation and heritage sites from climate change.

Climate change records

Climate change records

Climate change is shown in all its bitter reality by an image of a polar bear on an ice floe, made tiny because of the retreat of glaciers and ice, a second image of record heatwaves causing fires ...

Coal consumption

Coal consumption is affecting climate.

Sea levels

Rising sea levels due to climate change and increasing amounts of rubbish that wash up on the beaches are two areas of concern for Pacific Island people.

Science story

Meet the man who coined the term “global warming.”

Global warming and climate change

How to understand global warming and stop it.

Skeptical science

Answering and explaining skeptical arguments about global warming.

Hurricanes and global warming

The link between hurricanes and global warming.

Global warming and climate change myths

A summary of climate change myths, vs. what science says.

Data on emissions

Emissions by gas, sector, trends, and country.

Initiative to understand and respond to climate change.

Climate central

Research and reports about our changing climate.

What is climate change?

The planet's climate has constantly been changing over geological time.

An infographic on rising sea levels.

Lesson plans on climate change for all levels.

Stop global warming

A dozen easy ways to halt climate change.

Climate change and health

Impact of climate change on health.

After the inconvenient truth

Al Gore with updated information on global warming.

Causes, facts, and solutions to global warming.

Once upon a poem

Moana dedicates her poem to islands in the Pacific.

Footprint calculators

Carbon and ecological footprint calculators.

History of climate change

Discoveries, innovations and political action involving climate change.

Protecting the planet

Uniting people to be heroes for our planet by combating climate change.

Climate and Māori Society

Climate has always been important for Māori.

Our disappearing neighbours

An island on the frontline of climate change.

Awareness posters

Global warming awareness posters.

What motivates climate change deniers?

Asserting dominance over nature is a driving factor among climate denying conservatives, a new study has found.

The Climate change guide

Climate change is mankind's greatest challenge and we must act together or else face the consequences.

Provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022

The 2022 global climate report is an authoritative voice on the current state of the climate using key climate indicators and reporting on extreme events and their impacts.

Students skip school for climate change strike

Thousands of school students and others join the School Strike 4 Climate in New Zealand demanding action from the government and decison-makers.

The intergovernmental panel on climate change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.

Climate change statistics

Discover statistics relating to New Zealand climate change.

Penguins: Popularity, peril and poop

Climate change could reduce the penguin population by 90%.

Global warming demonstration

A water balloon shows how Earth's oceans are absorbing most of the heat trapped on our warming world.

What is global climate change?

NASA makes it easy to understand some questions about climate change.

Environment Aotearoa 2019

This report uses 5 broad themes to prioritise 9 environmental issues.

Lesson plans, and online environmental resources for educators

An array of environmental and science-based lesson plans, activities and ideas.

Climate action summit

The Climate Action Summit of 2019 requires effort from all sections of society and global political commitment.

Climate change learning programmes

A resource and wellbeing guide developed for teachers.

Classroom-ready data resources

Information from atmosphere and ocean packaged into classroom friendly lesson plans and activities.

Māori hit hardest by climate change

This article discusses why Māori will be hit hardest by climate change, and what two east coast iwi are doing about it.

Explore articles, interactives, videos, activities and teaching ideas on climate change from Science Learning Hub.

Reducing our footprint. School Journal Level 4 May 2021

This is the final article in a series that explores climate change. The first explains what it is; the second explores the difficulties in making predictions about it; and this, the third, looks at...

Climate basics for kids

The science behind climate change, the impacts of climate change, and how you can help.

Thousands march NZ streets prior to final Climate Change Commission report

School Strike 4 Climate march before the Climate Change Commission delivers its final report to the Government.

This page from Many Answers will guide you to reviewed websites and databases on global warming.

Cows, sheep and gas

The projects in train range from genetics experiments, using seaweed in burp-free feed, and toilet-training cows.

Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs

The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb.

Global warming for kids

Children get a good idea about the causes and effects of global warming.

Global Action. Connected curriculum level: 4; 2017

This detailed article looks at the science and politics of climate change.

Find more information on this topic on EPIC. Databases recommended: Environmental Studies, Critical Issues Collection, Global Issues, Opposing Viewpoints, Britannia School. School login maybe requi...

Glacier melt: A time capsule

Since 2016 enough ice has melted from the South Island’s Brewster Glacier to meet the drinking water needs of all New Zealanders for three years.

Climate change is environmental racism

Climate change doesn’t affect us all equally, those in the developing world are far more ‘climate vulnerable.’

Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa

Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa is the Climate change Commission’s first advice to Government on climate action in Aotearoa.

The underlying causes of Australia's shocking bushfire season

Scientists are in no doubt that global heating has contributed to Australia’s fire emergency.

Does New Zealand care less about climate change than other countries?

Does New Zealand care less about climate change than other countries?

A new poll has found a majority of New Zealanders want the government to act now to combat climate change, but overall we appear more complacent than our international peers. George Driver looks at...

VAKA

VAKA is a short documentary about the energy and resilience of the Tokelauan people as they weave their customary-wisdom regarding the environment with modern eco-technologies to respond to climate...

Meet the school students leading New Zealand’s climate strikes

A new short film Rise profiles some of the country’s youngest protest organisers as they take to the streets to lead one of the generation’s biggest protest marches.

Govt declares national climate emergency

Govt declares national climate emergency

The government has declared a national climate emergency, acknowledging the urgency required to tackle the global crisis. Its critics call the motion a mere "marketing stunt" but the Prime Ministe...

Climate change: our biggest challenge. School Journal Level 4 June 2018

Climate change isn’t only about warmer weather. A rise in the temperature means more extreme weather, including wild storms and heatwaves. Climate change also means more frequent droughts and wildf...

Evidence of climate change, how human activities are contributing to climate change and how climate change affects New Zealand.

Atmosphere and climate

Find out about the state of our atmosphere and climate, the pressures that contribute to this state, and the impact on us.

What is climate change?

Video discussing the main driving forces of climate change and global warming.

A reconstruction of 20,000 years of Earth’s temperature

The Forever Project (stuff) recast Earth’s temperature back to 20,050 BCE using data from climate models, estimates reconstructed from ice cores, and recorded observations, to compare the temperatu...

Global climate change: vital signs of the planet

News and information about Earth’s changing climate, along with current data and visualisations.

Online field trip with resources, activities, readings and more.

Our global agreements

New Zealand is working alongside the international community to respond to climate change. This includes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Paris Agreement, and...

Warm years are piling up

New Zealand just saw its seventh warmest year on record - continuing a dire climate change trend that's put six of our last eight years among the hottest ever recorded.

Extreme weather

Four ways climate change is contributing to extreme weather.

Thirty years of climate change inaction

Thirty years of climate change inaction

Our grim climate statistics could have been so much better if we'd veered down a path that was mapped out 30 years ago, instead of resting on our forestry laurels.

Tō tātou anamata āhuarangi | Our climate future

The effects of climate change are being felt around the world and are already having an impact on Aotearoa New Zealand.

Why climate change matters to Māori

Climate change threatens the loss of culturally significant land, taonga species and resources affecting the perpetuity of mātauranga and tikanga Māori.

Stories, tools, and actions to take to cut down energy-related greenhouse gas emissions.

Pacific climate warriors call for a 'just recovery'

A Pacific 'climate warrior' warns that unless governments take the necessary steps to tackle the climate crisis, things will only get worse.

Can YOU fix climate change?

This video talks about rapid climate change, issues to do with emissions, and the complications of different solutions.

Climate scientist Dave Lowe's 50-year fight

Lowe established the world’s second consistent record of atmospheric carbon, an invaluable piece of mathematical proof that human activities were having an irreversible impact on the planet.

Al Gore On Worsening Climate Crisis

Former Vice President Al Gore sounded the alarm about the climate crisis in the 2006 Oscar-winning film “An Inconvenient Truth.” 15 years after its release, Gore tells Lester Holt that the “crisis ...

Methane emissions

A recent assessment found that cutting farming-related methane emissions would be key in the battle against climate change. Here’s how to reduce them.

Find out about sea level rise projections for Aotearoa New Zealand. Includes interactive maps, posters, videos and more

Glasgow Climate Change Conference 2021

COP26 reaches a consensus on key actions to address climate change.

Climate change refugee's bid to return to NZ rejected by UN

Climate change refugee's bid to return to NZ rejected by UN

But the ruling says "climate change refugees" can now not be sent home.

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