A Century of Drought in Hawai‘i
Contributed by Abby Frazier (abbyf@hawaii.edu) Drought is a regular and natural component of the climate in Hawaiʻi with severe effects across many sectors statewide. This paper provides a comprehensive synthesis …
Diagnosing Hawai‘i’s Recent Drought
Contributed by Henry Diaz (hfdiaz@hawaii.edu) Read the full article: https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/35/13/JCLI-D-21-0754.1.xml Hawai‘i’s recent drought is among the most severe on record. Wet-season (November-April) rainfall deficits during 2010–2019 rank second lowest among …
Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange
Climate change, climate variability, and drought (CCVD) will exert a growing impact on landscapes, watersheds, and nearshore areas in the Pacific Islands. Droughts in the Pacific Islands can be extremely …
Drought and wildfire at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
During the 2002–2003 drought, relative humidity values dropped into the single digits, and wildfire spread into “safe areas” of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, including wet forests, with tree ferns (Cibotium …
Long-Term, Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index for Hawai‘i
Percent area drought time series (2000–2012) for the State of Hawai‘i for: (a) monthly aggregated U.S. Drought Monitor; and (b) gridded SPI-3 converted to USDM categories. Click here to read …
Drought effects on drinking water supply on Maui
Reduced rainfall from meteorological drought can have direct effects on social-ecological systems; the most obvious consequence is reduced runoff and streamflow. Streams provide important ecological services on tropical islands, including …