Study shows indigenous agriculture could play vital role in Hawai?i
Hawaiʻi could have sustained approximately 250,000 acres of traditional agroecosystems, potentially producing more than one million metric tons of food annually.
Are Hawaiian corals adjusting to warmer temperatures?
Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology researchers found that some corals are better able to tolerate heat than similar corals tested in the 1970's.
Study links climate change to increased risk of Hawai?i 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 糖心视频 Kewalo Marine Laboratory, says interventions are needed now and that time is running out.
Estimated $19B damage to Hawai?i 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 惭ā苍辞补 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.
糖心视频 Hilo students’ climate change short stories published
A 糖心视频 Hilo student has published an anthology of climate-themed stories written by fellow classmates that is currently available on Amazon.