Closer hurricanes show increased flood risks to Honolulu, Waikīkī
Findings were not a surprise, say researchers at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
Celebrating 30 years of a HOT program
A team of scientists established the open ocean observatory for physical, biogeochemical and ecological investigations in 1988.
Soldiering on in the pursuit of excellence
Andrew Kecskes Tokuda, a UH Mānoa global environmental science major, won the nation's STEM Military Cadet Role Model Award.
In memoriam: Ruth Gates, coral reef conservation trailblazer
The director of the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology contributed seminal research to the impacts of climate change on reef ecosystems.
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.
UH Marine Center honored for protecting ocean resources
Ross Barnes is recognized as 2018 Tenant Environmental Manager of the Year by the Harbors Division at the state Department of Transportation.
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.
Icy Jupiter moon shows tectonic activity
This is the first study to exhaustively consider the role of strike-slip tectonism in Ganymede's geologic history.
Student research at UH Mānoa flies sky high
UH Mānoa students in Assistant Professor Alison Nugent’s atmospheric science class launch a weather balloon each semester to learn the state of the upper atmosphere, which is vital for forecasting weather on the ground.
Hawaiʻi land impacted by sea level rise may be double previous estimates
UH researchers Tiffany Anderson and Chip Fletcher say including the effects of waves and erosion expands vulnerable areas.
