CTAHR Cooperative Extension Service convenes the Hawai¡®i Extension Climate Forum
The forum brought together university and community partners to address the relationship between the Pacific Islands and climate change.
UH researchers help community understand and prepare for king tides
More than 200 people signed up to participate in the king tides project and contributed more than 900 photographs in May.
Deadly heatwaves could affect 74 percent of the world¡¯s population
A UH Mānoa study projects a continued rise of lethal heat episodes if carbon gas emissions continue to rise.
President Lassner signs to support the Paris Agreement
The open letter from U.S. state, local, higher education, and business leaders is a response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
UH at the forefront of king tides and sea-level rise research
The public has the opportunity to get involved documenting high water levels and related impacts through the King Tides “citizen science” project.
Climate change research at UH Hilo: Near shore water quality
Researchers are investigating climate driven shifts in staph and MRSA for water resource and land management solutions.
Climate change research at UH Hilo: Fishpond management and restoration
Researchers are studying current conditions in several fishponds in Keaukaha in order to restore, sustain and manage them better in the face of climate change.
Climate change research at UH Hilo: Monitoring the coasts for signs of erosion
Researchers are using small unmanned aerial vehicles to make predictions on how the rise in sea level will affect the coast and what that entails for communities.
Climate change research at UH Hilo: Collecting data on forests and trees
Researchers believe the biggest challenge that Hawaiian tree species will face in the future is how quickly they will get water, especially in higher temperatures.
Climate change research at UH Hilo: tree rings and bird song
Professor of biology Patrick Hart and his research team are studying the endemic māmane tree and palila bird to learn how to predict future environmental changes.