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A23a, un iceberg géant vieux de 39 ans, fond au large de l’Antarctique
Réchauffement climatique Il a été, un temps, considéré comme le plus grand iceberg du monde. Formé en se détachant de l’Antarctique il y a trente-neuf ans, A23a, nom donné à ce colosse de glace par les scientifiques, est en train de fondre dans des eaux devenues plus chaudes, selon les scientifiques. En début d’année, il pesait près de 1 000 milliards de tonnes et couvrait près de 4 000 km², soit 50 % de plus que la superficie du Luxembourg.
El deshielo acelera una corriente clave en la Antártida y amenaza el equilibrio climático global
Por Agroempresario.com La Antártida, uno de los territorios más extremos e inaccesibles del planeta, es también una pieza clave para el equilibrio climático global. Sus plataformas de hielo, océanos circundantes y complejas corrientes marinas interactúan con sistemas que influyen directamente en la estabilidad térmica del planeta.
The lost tribe of Fiordland
Geography The lost tribe of Fiordland Bare footprints, remote campfires, people who slip into the bush when approached: for more than a century, the wild terrain west of Te Anau has been home to an extraordinary rumour. Many locals are convinced that a “lost tribe” of Māori—perhaps stragglers from long-ago skirmishes—not only survived here, but thrived. Down in Fiordland, in Tamatea/Dusky Sound, among scattered green archipelagos, lies the small forested dome of Mamaku/Indian Island.
What would you do with a million hectares?
Geography What would you do with a million hectares? Stewardship land has gone from obscurity to primetime in 2022. All eyes are on a new national panel of experts, a new mana whenua panel of iwi representatives and the Minister of Conservation as they decide the fate of nine per cent of Aotearoa’s total land area—with the first million hectares to be dealt with in eight months. It’s entirely possible to sleep badly in a beautiful place.
Too tasty for its own good
Living World Too tasty for its own good With its bright-red flowers shaped like a parrot’s beak, ngutukākā—also called kākābeak—is distinctive and delicious. Only 108 plants remain in the wild in Aotearoa, but many more grow in the United Kingdom due to the efforts of an English collector and gardener in the 1830s. Now, the descendants of these plants are returning home. Uncle Bogs has always been green-fingered. He was a middle child among 12, and gardening and gathering kindling were his chores.
What storms may come
Geography What storms may come Much of New Zealand’s coastal property has an expiry date, with its value set to be wiped off the ledger in as little as nine years’ time, well before sea levels rise and coastlines are redrawn. What will happen to marae and communities by the beach? And why are we still buying—and building—properties right in the danger zone?
Our love affair with cats
Our love affair with cats Cats provide comfort, companionship and connection to the wild. Nearly half of all New Zealand households include a feline member. But now the country is at a crossroads—should we introduce stronger rules governing how we look after our most beloved companion animal? Joanne Perry, a Department of Conservation senior policy advisor, mostly keeps her cat, Sofia, indoors. New Zealand is unusual among developed nations in allowing cats to freely roam outside.
Bat signals
Living World Bat signals Nightfall, and the forest comes alive with squeaking. Or it used to. Lesser short-tailed bats are clinging on in a handful of places, their populations blinking out of existence. Yet researchers are only just beginning to learn about our bat species—New Zealand’s only native mammals—and what they’re finding out is pretty weird. “Can you hear that?” asks Abi Quinnell, gazing up at the tōtara, its branches reaching into the darkening sky.
The final meltdown
Geography The final meltdown Retreating glaciers and thinning snow and ice are the future of New Zealand’s mountains. Climate change is predicted to warm the country’s atmosphere by 1–4°C by the end of the century, altering the natural water cycle—how much is frozen as snow, how much falls as rain, and how much flows in rivers. Climate researchers are seeking to predict what will change, and when. What will be the impact on hydroelectric power stations and irrigation schemes?
Net loss | New Zealand Geographic
Science & Environment Net loss There isn’t a catch limit on the lucrative whitebait fishery, which threatens to extinguish a cherished tradition and a small family of fish in one sweep of the net. If nothing changes, two whitebait species will be gone within five years, and the rest by 2034. Written by Dave Hansford Photographed by Rob Suisted Whitebait are the juveniles of five fish species. Today’s catch is mostly comprised of īnanga, as the other four species are becoming increasingly rare.
In the wake of the quake
Science & Environment In the wake of the quake The Kaikōura Earthquake was better documented and measured than any natural event in our history. As the data streams in, scientists are scrambling to decode its hidden meanings and answer some burning questions of Antipodean geology: How does seismic energy jump from one fault to another? Why were so many involved in this earthquake? And what can it teach us so we are better prepared for the next one?
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