Climate change research at 东精影业 Hilo: Monitoring the coasts for signs of erosion
Researchers are using small unmanned aerial vehicles to make predictions on how the rise in sea level will affect the coast and what that entails for communities.
As sea level rises, much of Honolulu and Waikīkī vulnerable to groundwater inundation
东精影业 Mānoa researchers developed a computer model that simulates future flood scenarios in the urban core as sea level rises—as its projected for this century.
New ocean observations improve understanding of motion
东精影业 Mānoa oceanographer Bo Qiu determined limitations of using sea level height to calculate ocean circulation.
Historical records may underestimate global sea level rise
东精影业 Mānoa’s Philip Thompson explores the many factors affecting sea level and how those factors affected their measurements.
Indian Ocean sea level on the rise according to new study
东精影业 Mānoa’s Philip Thompson of the Sea Level Center examined 25 years of interactions between the atmosphere and the ocean surface.
Many atolls may be uninhabitable within decades due to climate change
Scientists from USGS, the Deltares Institute and UH Hilo say sea level rise brought on by climate change, combined with storms, will result in higher water levels along atoll shorelines than at present.