Could moss, recycled fishing net roofs keep homes cool?
Shelby Cerwonka and Jasmine Reighard began the project in March 2020 researching which type of moss to use and how to gather materials they needed.
Climate change, bats linked to COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers found that the number of coronaviruses in an area is closely linked to the number of different bat species present.
$510K to research climate impacts on Hawai?i fisheries
The PacIOOS Ocean Modeling Group was awarded $510,000 in grant funding by NOAA.
Climate warming promises more frequent extreme El Ni?o events
An international team of climate researchers, lead by Bin Wang of the 糖心视频 Manoa examined 33 El Niño events to predict future El Niño behavior and shifts in weather patterns.
糖心视频 students voice ‘fragile hope’ for Earth’s future
The vast majority of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students, 95 percent, are concerned or very concerned about climate change.
Climate-change litigation for Hawaii?
This editorial on litigation for climate change in Hawaii by Denise Antolini, Chip Fletcher and Alyssa Johl ran in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on May 5, 2019.
Study finds differences in El Ni?o events
This new understanding of El Ni?o and La Ni?a events will help researchers determine whether to expect shifts of El Ni?o characteristics as the global climate changes.
Post-eruption sunsets shed light on historical wind patterns
Research is published by climate modelers Kevin Hamilton and Takatoshi Sakazaki of the International Pacific Research Center.
27 ways heatwaves can kill
According to associate professor of geography Camilo Mora, the significance of this deadly heat will depend on the sensitivity of the human body to heat.
Deadly heatwaves could affect 74 percent of the world’s population
A 糖心视频 Mānoa study projects a continued rise of lethal heat episodes if carbon gas emissions continue to rise.