UH research reveals how volcanic eruptions affect El Niño
The recent study found that volcanic cooling occurred mostly outside the tropics, shifting winds that favor onset El Niño conditions.
Climate change poised to reawaken ancient weather pattern
As early as 2050, floods, storms and drought could worsen and become more regular.
UH team wins HECO challenge to improve reliability of solar power
The team was awarded a grant to develop short-term forecasts of sunshine that can reach rooftops and solar panels.
Tropical climate change acceleration found in study
The international research team, led byUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor Malte Stuecker, found that warming of the subtropics will accelerate future climate change in the tropics.
NASA awards grants to 3 UH grad students
Madeline McKenna, Cory Gerrity and Travis Berger are honored for their achievements in science, technology and exploration.
More accurate weather forecasts made with UH’s improved computer model
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology atmospheric science researchers discovered a new approach that more efficiently represents the slopes of terrain in numerical weather prediction models.
Board of Regents honor excellence in research
UH Mānoa's Tim Li, Craig Smith and Robert Toonen were awarded the Regent's Medal for Excellence in Research.
Student research at UH Mānoa flies sky high
UH Mānoa students in Assistant Professor Alison Nugent’s atmospheric science class launch a weather balloon each semester to learn the state of the upper atmosphere, which is vital for forecasting weather on the ground.
UH developing diagnostic tool to improve Pacific Island forecasts
H. Annamalai at the International Pacific Research Center and his team are working to help scientists strengthen their weather and climate prediction models.
UH atmospheric scientists share hurricane expertise
Faculty in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology's Department of Atmospheric Sciences were sought out for media interviews as the state awaited Hurricane Lane's arrival.
