Climate

It's given New Zealand less wiggle-room to meet all of its planned greenhouse gas savings.

Scientists have now set the timepiece at the closest it's ever been to midnight, in part due to the impact of AI.

Homes are feared destroyed in one region after a day of record temperatures and extreme fire danger across the state.

Brisbane is facing its highest maximum temperature since 1998.

The floods keep coming, and we keep rebuilding. Is there a better way to cope with increasing numbers of infrastructure-wrecking storms?

Analysis: Much of the risk is invisible, accumulating quietly beneath the surface until a sudden collapse occurs, writes geologist Martin Brook.

One expert says the kind of weather events New Zealand was now experiencing on a regular basis had long been warned of. Audio

If warmer water reaches the underside of the shelf, it can melt the ice that holds back millions of cubic kilometres of Antarctic ice, with consequences for global sea levels.

Already-saturated western communities are being warned of possible heavy rains from ex-Cyclone Koji.

Cutting down on meat helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture. But what about the meat that our pet dogs eat?

Flights were cancelled at Wellington airport on Saturday evening, due to gales.

Kerikeri reached a January high temperature on Saturday, exceeding 32 degrees.

A fire burning in Victoria, Australia was so fierce it generated its own weather.

Earth Sciences New Zealand is expecting the rest of summer to remain warm and wet for many regions.

It was another near-record year, but some places got more heat than others.