Study links climate change to increased risk of Hawaiʻi wildfires
The first study linking climate change to an increased probability of wildfires in Hawaiʻi also weighs the increased risks facing tropical regions around the world.
Current efforts to save coral reefs not enough
Co-author Robert Richmond, director of the UH Kewalo Marine Laboratory, says interventions are needed now and that time is running out.
Estimated $19B damage to Hawaiʻi by 2100, U.S. National Climate Assessment
Strained freshwater supplies, damaged coastal infrastructure, coral reef death and greater stresses on native biodiversity are among the major concerns and challenges detailed in the Fourth official U.S. National Climate Assessment.
Greenhouse gas triggering more changes than we can handle
A new study reveals that society faces a much larger threat from climate change than previous studies have showed.
Bitcoin use tied to global warming
A new study by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa found that Bitcoin could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures by 2033.
East-West Center awarded $477K to study climate, health and migration in Pacific Islands
The project will expand the knowledge about vulnerability to climate change in the Marshall Islands, particularly where climate stressors lead to health impacts.
Plan for disruptive high-tide flooding by mid-century
This column on the rising sea level change in Hawaiʻi by Makena Coffman and Chip Fletcher ran in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on October 14, 2018.
UH Hilo students’ climate change short stories published
A UH Hilo student has published an anthology of climate-themed stories written by fellow classmates that is currently available on Amazon.
Ocean and climate research gets $9M boost
The Hawaiʻi Ocean Time-series program receives new funding from the National Science Foundation for another five years.
Greenhouse gases linked to degrading plastic
The SOEST research team found polyethylene, the most produced and discarded plastic, to be the most prolific emitter of methane and ethylene.
