#hawaii climate
Climate Advisory Team unveils policy recommendations, hosting virtual presentation Friday
The Climate Advisory Team, established by Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, M.D., in May 2024, on Tuesday released its policy paper, including recommendations to inform the administration’s legislative priorities for the 2025 legislative session and beyond. The policy paper describes actions Hawaiʻi can take immediately while simultaneously building the foundation for long-term policies that will help Hawaiʻi survive and respond to future disasters.
UH research sheds light on atmospheric blocking
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.
Hawai‘i AG Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Prioritize Funding for the Climate Crisis
In a letter to Democratic Congressional leaders, the coalition, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, calls on Congress to pass infrastructure legislation and to allocate funding in the upcoming reconciliation bill that addresses the rapid transition to a clean energy economy, climate change, and the environmental injustices faced by low-income communities, communities of color, and Tribal and indigenous communities.
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.
