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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale opening the 5th Pacific Oceans Pacific Climate Change conference in Honiara. Noora Yukich

October 1, 2026

Ahead of the global climate summit, Pacific leaders call on nations to keep 1.5°C within reach

Vaeno Wayne Vigulu, Solomon Islands National University; Richard Levy, Earth Sciences New Zealand, and Tim Naish, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Pacific leaders are seeking support for regional climate-finance options that give communities better access and stronger input into global decision making.

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November 13, 2023

We can still prevent the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet – if we act fast to keep future warming in check

Richard Levy, GNS Science; Dan Lowry, GNS Science; Denise Kulhanek, University of Kiel; Gavin Dunbar, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Huw Joseph Horgan, ETH Zurich; Molly Patterson, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Nick Golledge, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Tina van de Flierdt, Imperial College London

Seafloor sediments from beneath the Ross Ice Shelf represent an archive of warmer periods in Earth’s past. An ambitious international project aims to uncover what we can learn about our hotter future.

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July 12, 2021

A significant number of New Zealanders overestimate sea‑level rise — and that could stop them from taking action

Rebecca Priestley, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Richard Levy, GNS Science; Taciano L. Milfont, University of Waikato; Tim Naish, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Zoë Heine, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Survey respondents who overestimated the amount and speed of sea-level rise were more likely to express greater concern. But concern is not always helpful in prompting action.

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