Climate Change in American Sāmoa: Indicators and Considerations for Key Sectors
Key climate change issues affecting American Sāmoa include human health risks, stronger cyclones, coral reef death, and coastal flooding. [...]
sea-surface temperature
Hawaiian Islands Climate Synthesis
Report Summary How do we synthesize the climate science we have, identify the vulnerabilities of local ecosystems to climate change, and develop [...]
State of Environmental Conditions in Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands under a Changing Climate: 2017
Report Summary This report describes the current state of environmental conditions in Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) in terms [...]
Preparing Fishponds for Climate Change in Moloka’i
Summary How can Moloka‘i’s traditional fishpond managers prepare for climate change? This project brings together Hawai‘i’s climate change [...]
Predicted frequency of future bleaching events in the 2030s and 2050s under business-as-usual emissions scenario (A1B)
Figure 4.4 Frequency of future bleaching events in the 2030s and 2050s, as represented by the percentage of years in each decade where a NOAA [...]
Decoupling of air and sea temperatures from Pacific Decadal Oscillation in Hawai‘i since 1975
Figure 2-4 Top Panel—Air Temperature in Hawai‘i (red line) prior to 1975 is tightly coupled to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) (blue [...]
What happens during El Niño and La Niña events?
During El Niño (above, left), the trade winds decrease, ocean water piles up off South America, the sea surface temperature increases in the [...]
Using Time Series Data to Understand Stresses on Coral Reefs
Summary How has climate change been impacting Pacific Ocean resources? This project developed time series data crucial to the understanding of [...]
Synergistic Impacts of Ocean Acidification and Climate Change on Coral Reefs
Summary How do ocean acidification and light impact coral bleaching? This project develops models that predict changes in coral growth rates in [...]
Projections of Future Climate Patterns for the Islands of Hawai’I and Maui
Summary How might the climate change on Maui and Hawai‘i? Global climate change projections must be “downscaled” to provide enough detail to [...]
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