$2.1M for UH-led Maui wildfire response research
UH projects totaling $2.1 million address the impacts to air and water quality, public health, ecosystem resilience and community evacuation responses.
UH projects totaling $2.1 million address the impacts to air and water quality, public health, ecosystem resilience and community evacuation responses.
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The team will work together to improve the state¡¯s existing forecast system, which currently uses data from a single station at the Honolulu airport.
The researchers stress that their findings are from controlled lab conditions, and further research is needed to understand real-world implications.
The Water Resources Research Center hosted the Hydrological Sciences Summit on the Âé¶¹´«Ã½²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ campus in February.
At the end of the project, the team plans to deliver a proof-of-concept, island-appropriate, prototype wastewater infrastructure system.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s spotlighted its research on some of Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s most pressing issues: Maui wildfire disaster, homelessness, mental health challenges, educational reform and more.
Mental health and neurological symptoms were the most widely reported.
By combining Âé¶¹´«Ã½¡¯s two main types of rainfall observations, experts can now gain a better understanding of the complex rainfall patterns to boost preparedness in natural disasters.
Tara Sutton is an invaluable member of the Red Hill Task Force team as a researcher and impacted community member.