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NOAA announces $17M for infrastructure improvements at Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA is investing $17 million from the Inflation Reduction Act in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to improve the climate resilience of the Kīhei, Maui visitor and community center. The facility’s beachfront location makes it vulnerable to climate change impacts, including upland flooding, powerful storms and sand inundation.
$4.26 Million to Improve Hawai‘i Monitoring of Rising Sea Levels, Extreme Weather Events
The funds will be used to deploy more ocean sensors to observe and monitor sea levels, tides, currents, waves, and temperatures. The data collected is aimed at improving forecasts of severe weather events—like king tides and hurricanes.
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.
Six Consecutive Snow Days at Haleakalā “Unusual” But Not Unheard-Of
NOAA Hydrologist, Kevin Kodama called the six-day stretch on Maui from Feb. 10-15, unusual, saying it “probably hasn’t happened in the last 10 to 20 years.”
NOAA Awards Nearly $200,000 to Protect Hawai‘i’s Marine Mammals
Hawai‘i conservation programs will receive nearly $200,000 in NOAA funding for the recovery and treatment of stranded marine animals.
Hawai‘i Secures $625,000 in Federal Funds for Tsunami Preparedness
The funds will support the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency. NOAA’s Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program provides funding to coastal states for preparedness activities such as inundation mapping, disaster planning, and tsunami education.