Hurricanes arriving earlier due to climate change
New research revealed that since the 1980s, category 4 and 5 hurricanes have been arriving three to four days earlier with each passing decade of climate change.
Hurricane, Active Shooter, Conflict Resolution Workshops at UH Mānoa
Students and employees can learn about safety in a selection of workshops from UH Mānoa.
Prepare now! 2-5 cyclones predicted this hurricane season
UH community members should prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.
Doubling tropical cyclone risk to Hawaiʻi possible
Global warming will intensify landfalling tropical cyclones of category three or higher in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, while suppressing the formation of weaker events.
Tropical cyclones move faster, cut prep times
Hurricanes or typhoons have been moving across ocean basins faster since 1982, according to a study led by UH researchers.
Hurricanes, heavy rain critical for Oʻahu’s groundwater supply
Research indicates that rain brought by hurricanes and Kona storms can often be the most important precipitation for re-supplying groundwater.
Hurricane Lane brought fire and rain to Hawaiʻi
Conditions at the edge of the storm resulted in dry windy weather, while closer to the storm center, Hawaiʻi’s mountains brought rainfall.
Hurricane forecast appears low; prepare now
UH provides training workshops for the hurricane season to employees and students.
Forecasters predict busy 2019 hurricane season
Forecasters predict this season will have a 70 percent chance of being a higher than normal season with the likelihood of five to eight tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific.
Closer hurricanes show increased flood risks to Honolulu, Waikīkī
Findings were not a surprise, say researchers at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
