Student to study viruses in red tides as National Geographic Explorer
Andrian (Adi) Gajigan will use the award to investigate a phenomenon that occurs when certain algae are so numerous that coastal water can be colored red.
Sea-level rise drives wastewater leakage to coastal waters in Honolulu
A new UH study is the first to provide direct evidence that tidally driven groundwater inundation of wastewater infrastructure is occurring today in Honolulu.
Coordinated architecture, urban planning courses receive national award
A set of courses in architecture, landscape architecture and urban and regional planning received the 2021 Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change and Society.
Turtles face ‘daunting future’ due to climate change, other factors
Researchers said that with sea levels projected to rise due to global warming, many habitats that turtles live in will disappear or dramatically shrink within the next 100 years.
Why do some corals resist bleaching?
Researchers found biochemical clues as to why some corals bleached while others were resistant during extreme water warming levels.
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.
Ancient rivers reveal multiple Sahara Desert greenings
Researchers extracted sediment cores from the sea which tell the story of major environmental changes in North Africa over the past 160,000 years.
Climate, carbon cycle trends of the past 50 million years reconciled
UH oceanographers reconciled climate and carbon cycle trends of the past 50 million years—solving a controversy debated in scientific literature for decades.
Murky ocean impacts from COVID-19 emissions reductions
A team of scientists shared the results of their research that showed no detectable slowing of ocean acidification due to COVID-19 emissions reductions.
New tool projects high-tide flooding in U.S. coastal locations
UH Sea Level Center Director Phil Thompson developed a tool to assess how sea-level rise will affect the frequency of high-tide flooding in U.S. coastal locations.