A disaster expert says there are sometimes warning signs of a landslide to look out for during heavy rain events. Keep Reading

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fueling Antarctica’s marine food web. For decades, scientists have attributed these pulses of life to familiar forces – sunlight, winds, and ocean circulation. But new research suggests another, far less visible driver may be at work: earthquakes beneath the seafloor, whose activity may be influencing ocean surface conditions. Keep Reading

Understanding what is happening deep beneath the ocean surface is key to understanding the weather patterns we are experiencing on land. Keep Reading

"Solar weather" doesn't pose a threat to human health - but it does to our technology. Keep Reading

"Those events are happening more and more and communities are paying for it emotionally, but mostly financially," Rehette Stoltz says. Keep Reading

Less than a month after the Tongariro fires, communities have a new evacuation plan. They are ready if needed, though they hope such an event won't return. Keep Reading

The exact number of properties, which included both rural and urban properties, is set to increase. Keep Reading

Record rainfall caused widespread damage across the district, the worst in 150 years, after it was hit by floods twice in as many weeks during June and July. Keep Reading

The big global climate crisis we’re doing our best to ignore, has plans for each of our communities, Paul Gorman writes. Southland farmer Jason... Keep Reading

At a remote field camp, scientists and engineers are on a mission to discover when and how fast the West Antarctic could melt. Keep Reading

A leading ocean engineer says long-held public beliefs that the Mariana Trench or Saipan's coral reef would shield the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas from tsunamis are incorrect. Keep Reading

A leading ocean engineer says long-held public beliefs that the Mariana Trench or Saipan's coral reef would shield the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas from tsunamis are incorrect. Keep Reading

A new concept video shows what Wairoa’s long-negotiated flood spillway will look like once completed. After Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, Wairoa was given $70... Keep Reading

Coasters will be able to find out if their home – or one they’re planning to buy, may be at risk of damage or even demolition in a landslide. Keep Reading

Tēra te pakihi o Vertilink e awhina i nga uri o te moutere o Matakana, e tere ake ai tā ngā whānau toro ki ngā rauemi i te wā ohotata. Keep Reading

Fishing boats deliver relief supplies to flooded suburbs as community kitchens churn out food aid. Keep Reading

About 25,000 frontline responders are already using the Public Safety Network's (PSN) cellular service. Keep Reading

What we know about how a deadly fire engulfed several high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong. Keep Reading

When a fatal fire tore through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, thousands of families were glued to a single webpage that offered updates far more quickly than official government briefings.  Keep Reading

University of Auckland scientists are part of an international team exploring the geology of the Japan Trench. Keep Reading

A wind storm on 23 October cut power to tens of thousands of homes, tore off roofs and downed trees and fences. Keep Reading

Data centers are driving record electricity demand, and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation is warning that a sever winter storm could push the grid over the edge. Keep Reading

The local climate could be expected to get hotter and drier in the years to come, so what is the plan? Keep Reading

Australians with a disability are being urged by advocates to have a plan in case they need to flee their homes because of a natural disaster. Keep Reading

A witness has warned the coroner that more people will be harmed, unless councils set alert levels for rivers. Keep Reading