Probability of Aleutians mega-earthquake estimated
Researchers estimate the probability of a magnitude 9+ earthquake in the Aleutian Islands—an event with sufficient power to create a mega-tsunami especially threatening to Hawaiʻi.
Evidence for both mixing and layering of Earth’s interior clarifies long-standing debate
A new study suggests that mixing due to mantle flow occurs on a global scale, but discrete layers where material with similar composition has aggregated are maintained.
New research predicts bedrock weathering based on surface topography
Researchers discover a new way to predict the spatial extent of bedrock weathering.
UH Mānoa receives $1.2 million to study restless volcanoes
UH Mānoa to receive funding from National Science Foundation to study volcanic crises in Hawaiʻi and California.
New research predicts a doubling of coastal erosion by mid-century in Hawaiʻi
New research from scientists at UH Mānoa brings into clearer focus just how dramatically Hawaiʻi beaches might change as sea level rises in the future.
Geology researcher wins award for exceptional publication
UH Mānoa geology and geophysics assistant Hilary Close researcher honored with the 2015 Lindeman Award
Water in Moon rocks provides clues and questions
A study in Nature Geoscience sheds new light—and raises new questions—about lunar history and the presence of water on the Moon.
Precursor volcano to the island of Oʻahu discovered
Researchers, including UH Mānoa’s John Sinton discovered that Oʻahu consists of three major Hawaiian shield volcanoes, not two.
Researchers analyze deep origins of volcanic eruptions behavior
To explain the variability in Kīlauea’s eruption styles, a team of researchers analyzed 25 eruptions that have taken place over the past 600 years.
Extrusive volcanism formed the Hawaiian Islands
A study by researchers at UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology and the University of Rhode Island changes the understanding of how the Hawaiian Islands formed.
