Focus on Impact

CASE STUDY: Climate change threatens Hawaiian forest birds

As climate change warms the air in Hawai‘i, mosquitoes populations will expand upslope, carrying malaria parasites and threatening native bird species. High-elevation forest restoration is needed to expand the upward range available to these forest birds. [...]

December 4, 2012

CASE STUDY: A combination of processes creates extreme water levels and contributes to flooding and erosion

Download PDF (2.1 MB) Focus on Impacts William V. Sweet (NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services) Episodic extreme water [...]

December 4, 2012

CASE STUDY: Fish populations respond to climate conditions

Download PDF (0.4 MB) Focus on Impacts Deanna Spooner (Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative) Fishing is a way of life in the Pacific Islands. [...]

December 4, 2012

CASE STUDY: Pacific coral reef management in a changing climate

Two climate-related phenomena - rising ocean temperatures and changing ocean chemistry - in conjunction pose a serious threat to the long-term survival of coral reef ecosystems in the Pacific Islands region. Coral reef managers in American Sāmoa are testing tools and technologies that could reduce these stresses. [...]

December 4, 2012