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Vivienne Westwood gets wet for PETA (+vid)

Dame Vivienne Westwood has admitted she shares bathwater with her husband.

How climate change will alter your life

The huge impact of climate change will soon be laid bare when the UN publishes its most authoritative account into the likely misery from unchecked global warming.

The end is nigh, says Nasa

Modern civilisation is heading for collapse within a matter of decades, according to a scientific study funded by Nasa.

Using the past to predict future lava flows

A look into how some of New Zealand's biggest volcanoes erupted hundreds of years ago could help predict lava flows for future eruptions.

How climate change ended world's first great civilisations

The world's first great civilisations appear to have collapsed because of an ancient episode of climate change – according to new research carried out by scientists and archaeologists.

New row over spoil dumping near reef

New controversy has erupted around the decision to allow 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil to be dumped near the fragile Great Barrier Reef.

Lawsuit over China's smog

Aman from China's pollution-choked north has become the first person to attempt to sue the Government for failing to protect its citizens from the effects of toxic smog.

Coal: rise or fall?

Global warming 'pause' link

The impact of volcanic eruptions on global warming could provide a new explanation for the so-called “pause” used by sceptics to deny climate change, scientists say.

Antarctic ice shelves could disappear

A number of floating ice shelves in Antarctica are at risk of disappearing entirely in the next 200 years, as global warming reduces their snow cover, a new study has found.

Ouch! Storms cause costly claims

Last year was one of the most expensive years ever for storm damage, with $174m of insurance claims lodged for weather-related events.

California's drought sparks fears for future

Donna Green: Urgent warning in fainting tennis stars

Auto-ban: German city wants car-free CBD

Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city, is planning to ban all cars from its centre over the next 20 years and put thousands of commuters on bikes.

What's behind Australia's extreme heat?

Residents in South Australia are enduring temperatures of more than 40 degrees this week. The Conversation explains what's behind the extreme heat.

Plan to cool planet could be disastrous

A controversial proposal to cool the planet artificially by injecting tiny reflective particles into the upper atmosphere which block out sunlight would cause droughts and climate chaos.

Coastal Chch gone in 100 years- report

Experts have delivered a dire warning that rising sea levels will put some suburban areas of coastal Christchurch under water within 100 years.

NZ's warming up - expert

Last year was New Zealand's second warmest on record and more above-average temperatures are in store this year, says climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger.