Aotearoa and the world are facing significant challenges as climate change is alters ecosystems, extreme weather events are affecting communities, and food systems are at risk.
New Atlas
For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and slowly losing its connection to the upper mantle. This is the first clear glimpse of what happens when one of Earth’s most powerful engines begins to wind down.
More than 750,000 New Zealanders currently live in areas at risk of major flooding – a number that could rise to 900,000 with three degrees of global warming.
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Climate Central, a nonprofit research organization comprised of scientists and communicators, announced it brought the billion-dollar disaster dataset back to life.
NZ Herald
Are we ready for the next big eruption? Professor Shane Cronin weighs in on volcanic risks across Aotearoa. Video / Herald NOW
RNZ
The mayor says the district was hit by "severe storms" and a red warning should have been issued.
RNZ
How to predict when Ruapehu might next erupt is an important, but difficult, question. A group of researchers thought: why not recreate the volcano in a lab?
NZ Herald
A Mt Taranaki eruption could bring the region to a standstill, knock out regional infrastructure and cause up to $16 billion worth of damage, a new study has...
Newsroom
The era of government paying for storm-damaged properties is over, with the climate minister signalling a new approach to the next extreme event. Marc Daalder reports.
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LONDON, 16 Oct. 2025 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today launched its Global Catastrophe Recap – Third Quarter (Q3) of 2025 report, which aggregates and...
RNZ
More than 200,000 located in coastal inundation and inland flood zones, government agencies have found.
RNZ
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Strong offshore earthquake has shaken the central Philippines, killing at least one person, injuring several villagers, damaging stone and concrete buildings and sending people scrambling out of their homes.
Mother Jones
Years of underestimating climate risk have left the industry in turmoil.
CNN
The world is experiencing wild swings between drought and deluge, and it spells big trouble for economic and social stability, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
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LONDON, Sep. 8, 2025 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced the launch of its enhanced Event Analytics platform, which provides integrated hazard,...
RNZ
West Coasters will soon be able to find out online if their property or one they're thinking of buying, is at risk from liquefaction - or other damaging events.
Grist
As the threat of wildfires intensifies, modern technology is playing an increasingly large role in both research and management.
Stuff
Jane Duncan's report said her home was outside a flood area - it flooded, twice
Stuff
The video was released to warn residents in Tokyo of what to expect in an eruption, but critics called the approach alarmist.
NPR
Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.
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New research predicts more heatwaves coming by 2050s.
RNZ
Climate change and the cost of increasing weather events are pushing up the cost.
Stuff
One man has spent $100,000 on an elaborate steel and plastic defence, another has assembled 900 tonnes of boulders.
Stuff
Is your home at risk? Expert warns property values in hazardous areas 'need to come down'.
Natural hazard risk is a reality of living in New Zealand. Use this checklist to make sure you understand the risk profile of a property, before you buy.
The US Geological Survey believed yesterday's would potentially tie with the sixth largest earthquake recorded, which happened in Chile in 2010, but said it needs more data to verify that.
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Humanitarian crises are intensifying due to conflict and climate change. The United Nations, through OCHA, leads efforts to bring the world together to tackle humanitarian emergencies and save the lives of people caught in crises.
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