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A Climate Harbinger in Greenland

The New Yorker 

From the daily newsletter: a report from the ice sheet. Plus: Rachel Kushner’s eerie new spy novel; growing up with Ved Mehta; and should you just give up?

Monster storms symptom of climate emergency

Voice of America 

Back-to-back monster hurricanes across the eastern coast of the United States brings another glaring reminder of the ominous threat of global warming. Storms and weather events all over the world are becoming more and more extreme. We talk to Kim Cobb, Director of the Institute at Brown University for Environment and Society and Michael Wehner, senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory about why the planet’s weather is becoming more and more destructive and deadly.

Govt should not underwrite commercial housing developments

Scoop 

The Government announced: The Government has announced a new support programme for the residential construction market while the economy recovers, Housing Minister Chris Bishop and Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk say. “We know the residential development sector is vulnerable to economic downturns. The lead time for building houses is typically 18 months or more, […]

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New Report Shows Improvements In Air Quality

Scoop 

“Air pollution levels have decreased in many parts of the country. New Zealand is making measurable progress towards achieving the Government’s air quality targets,” Ms Simmonds says.