Experts warn: Must consider role of microbes in climate change
More than 30 international microbiologists, including David Karl, call for the world to stop ignoring the “unseen majority” in Earth’s biodiversity.
UH students voice ‘fragile hope’ for Earth¡¯s future
The vast majority of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ 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.
Oceans are buffering the world from full impact of human-produced CO2
Getting a handle on this research is critical for predicting future climate change impacts says UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Professor Christopher Sabine.
Youth leadership needed in time of climate uncertainty
Two UH faculty members, Maya Soetoro-Ng and Maxine Burkett, share their demand for meaningful action on global warming.
Speeding toward irrevocable climate chaos
Chip Fletcher in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology says the time has passed to just talk about the importance of fighting climate change.
Gates Coral Lab receives $100K donation for critical research
The award from the Annenberg Foundation will support the continuation of Ruth Gates¡¯ legacy of preserving coral reefs in the face of warming seas.
Study shows indigenous agriculture could play vital role in Hawai?i
Â鶹´«Ã½ 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?
Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ also weighs the increased risks facing tropical regions around the world.