Historical records may underestimate global sea level rise
UH Mānoa’s Philip Thompson explores the many factors affecting sea level and how those factors affected their measurements.
Indian Ocean sea level on the rise according to new study
UH Mānoa’s Philip Thompson of the Sea Level Center examined 25 years of interactions between the atmosphere and the ocean surface.
Many atolls may be uninhabitable within decades due to climate change
Scientists from USGS, the Deltares Institute and UH Hilo say sea level rise brought on by climate change, combined with storms, will result in higher water levels along atoll shorelines than at present.
