Climate warming promises more frequent extreme El Niño events
An international team of climate researchers, lead by Bin Wang of the UH Manoa examined 33 El Niño events to predict future El Niño behavior and shifts in weather patterns.
UH researchers contribute to largest-ever study of coral communities
The findings revealed that the majority of reefs had functioning coral communities with a living cover of architecturally complex species.
Project aims to make Hawaiʻi the first carbon-neutral state
The project aims to scale up planting to 100,000 trees next year, and 1,000,000 tree plantings annually starting in 2021.
Icebergs delay Southern Hemisphere future warming
Climate researchers, including those at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, have quantified for the first time the effect of Antarctic iceberg calving.
New publication helps communities rebuild safer, smarter
Guidance for Disaster Recovery Preparedness in Hawaiʻi is designed to help coastal communities plan to recover from disasters before they strike.
UH Mānoa groups, agencies team up to tackle impacts of climate change
Climate change will greatly impact the state's infrastructure in the next 50 years.
Experts warn: Must consider role of microbes in climate change
More than 30 international microbiologists, including David Karl, call for the world to stop ignoring the “unseen majority” in Earth’s biodiversity.
UH students voice ‘fragile hope’ for Earth’s future
The vast majority of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students, 95 percent, are concerned or very concerned about climate change.
Climate-change litigation for Hawaii?
This editorial on litigation for climate change in Hawaii by Denise Antolini, Chip Fletcher and Alyssa Johl ran in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on May 5, 2019.
Oceans are buffering the world from full impact of human-produced CO2
Getting a handle on this research is critical for predicting future climate change impacts says UH Mānoa Professor Christopher Sabine.
