People who live on low-lying atolls in the Pacific like Roi-Namur in the Republic of the Marshall Islands may have to evacuate due to rising sea level in as little as 12 years, according to a new study by researchers from the USGS, NOAA and the University of Hawai‘i’s International Pacific Research Center. The paper appears in the new issue of the journal Science Advances, … [Read more...] about University of Hawaii researchers say sea-level rise will harm low-lying islands far earlier than previously thought
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County of Maui to start using key Hawai`i Climate Change report in planning
In December 2017, the Hawai‘i Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission released a monster 304-page report. The title tells you all you need to know about its importance: “Hawai‘i Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report.” It pulls no punches about the dire threat that faces Hawai‘i, and the rest of the world. “[R]apid warming of the atmosphere and … [Read more...] about County of Maui to start using key Hawai`i Climate Change report in planning
More bad news about coral bleaching, both in Hawaii and around the world
The environmental website Grist posted a sad, damning story on Friday, Jan. 5 about coral bleaching–one of many harbingers of the environmental disaster known as climate change. The story, which discusses a new paper published in the journal Science, concludes that coral bleaching events (caused when the ocean gets too warm, which causes the coral to expel the symbiotic algae … [Read more...] about More bad news about coral bleaching, both in Hawaii and around the world
As climate change accelerates, Hawaii prepares report on potential sea level rise damage
Yes, it’s depressing to watch the Trump Administration do everything it can to dismantle federal efforts at researching and countering climate change. The State of Hawaii obviously feels differently about the issue, which is why sometime around the end of the year (assuming we all live that long), the state Department of Land and Natural Resources will publish the long-awaited … [Read more...] about As climate change accelerates, Hawaii prepares report on potential sea level rise damage
THIS JUST IN: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz to hold Maui Town Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 22
Sorry for the late notice, but this only came in a few moments ago: at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 22 (that's tomorrow), U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, D–Hawaii, will hold a town hall meeting right here on Maui. Assuming you don't have to work, this is your big chance to ask Senator Schatz all manner of questions about the chaos in Washington right now: the federal government … [Read more...] about THIS JUST IN: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz to hold Maui Town Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 22