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Upcoming Wet Season to Eliminate Current Drought in Hawai‘i
The existing drought conditions are expected to be eliminated by the end of the wet season, which runs from October 2019 through April of 2020.
Hawaiʻi at Higher Risk of Wildfires, New Study Finds
A new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa links climate change to a higher risk of wildfires in Hawaiʻi. During the study, lead researcher Clay Trauernicht tracked the “footprints” of historical fires on Hawai‘i Island. His work shows how vegetation, ignition frequency, and climate increase the risk of wildfires. The increased risk of […]
UH Researchers Aim to Improve Pacific Island Weather Forecasts
University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa professor H. Annamalai is leading a project to improve weather forecasts for US-affiliated Pacific Islands like the state of Hawaiʻi. The project is overseen by the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) at UH Mānoa and received a $508,000 grant from the NOAA Research Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections (MAPP) Program. During […]
Wet Season Outlook Calls for Return of Drought
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center released its wet season outlook saying probabilities favor below average rainfall through the spring of 2016.
El Niño Upgraded from Moderate to Strong
There is now a 95% chance that El Niño will last through the winter. For the months of June through August, 2015 is ranked third right now, behind 1997. If you look at the ones that peaked in winter, this one is number two.
Researchers Return from Central Pacific with El Niño Data
An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa arrived in Honolulu recently after studying small-scale ocean mixing under El Niño conditions while aboard the Falkor, Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel.
