#Christina Karamperidou

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher is shedding light on the possible future impact of a weather phenomenon called Atmospheric Blocking. The blocking events occur when large-scale high-pressure systems become stationary and divert the jet stream creating weather patterns that can be associated with record-breaking flooding or heat waves. 

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced Wednesday that UH and five other universities have been awarded $26 million to establish a fourth generation (Gen-4) NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) to create sustainable refrigerant technology.

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Assistant Professor of oceanography Malte Stuecker is a contributing author to the alarming report just published by the International Panel on Climate Change. The report found climate change is happening and accelerating, the earth will continue to warm and these changes are unequivocally caused by human activities.