How the moon’s ‘wobble’ worsens coastal flooding July 20, 2021 UH News This editorial by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Assistant Professor Philip R. Thompson was posted in The Hill on July 20, 2021.
UH professor, former VP Gore tackle Latin America’s climate crisis July 19, 2021 UH News Camilo Mora participated in a Latin America Virtual Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training event with former Vice President Al Gore.
Winning student videos span the Earth’s oceans to Mars July 13, 2021 UH News Earth science graduate students celebrated their research by participating in the first annual video contest.
More EVs could reduce CO2 emissions by 93% in less than 30 years July 7, 2021 UH News By 2050, the most ambitious scenario results in 99% less fossil fuel consumed and 93% less CO2 emissions from passenger and freight vehicles on Oʻahu.
$25K grant from Hawaiian Electric to develop resilience leaders at Kapiʻolani CC July 2, 2021 UH News The grant will help to train new community leaders in sustainability.
Could moss, recycled fishing net roofs keep homes cool? June 30, 2021 UH News Shelby Cerwonka and Jasmine Reighard began the project in March 2020 researching which type of moss to use and how to gather materials they needed.
Blue coral’s secret sunscreen may save reefs June 22, 2021 UH News This coral not only produces a protein that imparts the deep blue color, but also acts as a natural sunscreen to filter out harmful UV radiation.
Experts aim to keep coral reefs from dying off June 4, 2021 UH News An international group of scientific experts identified and discussed the requirements for coral reef survival in an article in Biological Conservation.
Cracking the code of coral reef resilience June 3, 2021 UH News Crawford Drury was awarded $950,000 for his project which aims to speed up the natural evolution of heat resilient corals.
High wave flooding in West Maui predicted through new online tool June 2, 2021 UH News PacIOOS developed a high resolution, real-time Wave Run-up Forecast for the West Maui shoreline to help increase preparedness and coastal resiliency.