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.
Volcanoes, marine life, planetary exploration and more at SOEST open house
The UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology will be holding the 13th SOEST open house on October 23 and 24.
NASA grant will help establish protocol for drone use in scientific studies
Researchers from UH Mānoa and UH Hilo receive grant from NASA to study drone use in scientific endeavors
Comet Wild 2: A window into the birth of the solar system?
Led by Ryan Ogliore at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, a research team investigates the oxygen isotope and mineral composition of the comet dust returned from Wild 2.
New study uses meteorites to date moon-forming impact
“Dating the Moon-forming impact event with asteroidal meteorites” appears in the current issue of the journal Science.
Hawaiʻi groundwater and geothermal data compiled for first time
The Hawaiʻi Institute for Geophysics and Planetology launches online resources consolidating existing information and new data related groundwater and geothermal resources.
In Memoriam: Lunar scientist Bernard Ray Hawke remembered
The UH community is saddened by the passing of Bernard “Ray” Hawke of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
Leadership transition at the Applied Research Laboratory
Margo Edwards takes over as executive director of the ARL/UH as U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michael C. Vitale steps down.
U.N. task force says new ocean telecom cables should be green
“Green” submarine telecom cables would advance global climate change research, according to UH scientists and a U.N. task force
Massive debris pile reveals risk of huge tsunamis in Hawaii
According to UH Mānoa scientist Rhett Butler, unearthed marine debris provides evidence of massive tsunami in Hawaiʻi’s past.
