#Nature Communications
Study: Nearly all forest birds can spread deadly avian malaria
Nearly every forest bird species in Hawaiʻi carries and transmits avian malaria, according to a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study explaining why the disease persists wherever mosquitoes are found. The research, published Tuesday in Nature Communications, identified the parasite at 63 of 64 test sites across the state. The disease is the main reason native honeycreepers […]
UH research: Climate whiplash effects due to rapidly intensifying El Niño cycles
The study projects an abrupt shift within the next 30 to 40 years from irregular El Niño-La Niña cycles to highly regular oscillations, characterized by more dramatic fluctuations in sea surface temperature.
UH Mānoa: Certain reef fish provide insight to surviving climate change
As Earth’s climate changes, current scientific models predict that by 2050, coral reef fishes could shrink by 14% to 39% due to elevated temperatures. However, a team of researchers have uncovered surprising survival tactics by coral reef fish who inhabit the Arabian Gulf, the warmest waters on Earth.
Study: 2018 Kīlauea Volcano Eruption Triggered by Decade-Long Pressure Buildup
The 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, one of the largest volcanic events in Hawaiʻi in 200 years, was triggered by a relatively small and rapid change at the Big Island volcano after a decade-long build-up of pressure in the upper parts of the volcano, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications.
