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Friday 19. of June 2009

Climate Change in New Zealand

Class: Onslow College | By: Erica

In New Zealand the biodiversity of our native bush, wetlands and alpine areas could be threatened. Changing weather patterns are exacerbating droughts on the East Coast, impacting on the use of water for irrigation, cities and industry and altering farming. In the West, rainfall is increasing, causing flooding and putting strain on infrastructure. Not only is climate change affecting the environment, it has,...

Monday 01. of June 2009

ONE THING IS CERTAIN - life as we know it is going to change

Class: Onslow College | By: onslow

The New Zealand Climate Change Centre is a new outfit set up by New Zealand's Crown Research Institutes and two universities. Recently it held a fascinating conference that featured scientists from New Zealand, Australia and the US talking about the effects of climate change on New Zealand. The key message was that climate change is inevitable and we will need to adapt to it. The question is the extent of adaptation required. The conference explained that whatever steps are...

Sunday 31. of May 2009

FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN

Class: Onslow College | By: onslow

I think Climate Change brings fear of the unknown because we all know it's happening but it's hard to know how rapidly changes are occuring. Because Climate Change is a gradual process, some people don't realise the consequences and effects it is having on the earth without a smack in the face like a natural disaster. I think Climate Change brings opportunity to people all around the world. It is a chance for people to make conscious decisions to benefit the environment and...

Thursday 28. of May 2009

a wonderful story

Class: Onslow College | By: onslow college

"The Lorax" by Dr Seuss is a wonderful story and tells us about the bad impact humans can have on the environment. The greedy "Onceler" chops down the "Truffula Trees" to make something called a "Thneed" (that no-one really needs). The "Lorax", who speaks for the trees, warns the Onceler about doing this but the Onceler doesn't listen, and.....well....you'll have to read the book to see what happens. But as the...

Thursday 28. of May 2009

Emission Trading Scheme

Class: Onslow College | By: onslow college

There are many articles about climate change appearing in NZ newspapers every day. They are given high priority because climate change, and the NZ government's response to it, are very important issues for New Zealanders. NZ is a country that produces a lot of agricultural products for export to other countries (lamb, beef, butter, milk). It is very dependent on these products but these products produce a lot of carbon emissions - especially...

Tuesday 26. of May 2009

Kia Ora

Class: Onslow College | By: todd

Kia Ora My name's Todd Spencer. I'm the project coordinator for New Zealand. Many of you probably know very little about New Zealand. So here are some quick facts so you can understand more about us:

We're a small country made up of 2 main islands, about 2000km south east of Australia

Most New Zealanders are of European descent. However, the indigenous Maori make up the biggest minority

The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa -...

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