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Drought in the RMI

Severe Drought Affects the Northern Atolls of the Republic of the Marshall Islands A persistent drought in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has reached a severe level, affecting 8,000 to 10,000 people of the northern atolls…. Read More

Less Rainfall for Hawai‘i

UH Mānoa climate research:  less rainfall expected for Hawai‘i The latest Hawai‘i rainfall study, published March 13 in an early online issue of Journal of Geophysical Research, supports the findings of earlier research at the University of Hawai‘i… Read More

Pacific Islands Drought Monitoring

The capacities and challenges for drought monitoring in the Pacific Islands Pacific RISA Research Fellow Dr. Kati Corlew recently returned from the 2013 US Drought Monitor Forum, held this year April 16-18 in West Palm Beach, Florida.  Dr…. Read More

Psychology of Climate Change

Psychology of climate change: social instability Pacific RISA Research Fellow Dr. Kati Corlew contributed an article about climate change and social instability to the Community Psychology Practice blog last month, and we are pleased to share it with you… Read More

Climate Change in Hawai‘i

“Does more need to be done about climate change in Hawai‘i?” Dr. John Marra, Regional Climate Services Director for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shared his perspectives in response to this central question in a video interview… Read More

Waves of Change

Hawai‘i conference on Pacific Islands climate change featured in ClimateWire Last week, the University of Hawai‘i Center for Pacific Island Studies (CPIS) along with various partners hosted Waves of Change:  Climate Change in the Pacific Islands and Implications… Read More

Applied Conservation in the Galapagos

What can the rest of the Pacific learn from participatory approaches to applied conservation research in the Galapagos Islands? Dr. Laura Brewington, Postdoctoral Researcher with the Center for Galapagos Studies at the University of North Carolina – Chapel… Read More

National Drought Forum

Pacific RISA presents the latest on Pacific Islands drought at National Forum The 2013 United States Drought Monitor Forum will be held April 16 – 18 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Pacific RISA Research Fellow, Dr. Kati Corlew,… Read More

Upcoming Forum

Upcoming forum on water resources and climate change in Hawai‘i Hawaiian Islands Science (HI Sci) will host a forum titled “Water Resources and Climate Change in Hawai‘i” at 5:30 PM this Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the University… Read More

Security Threat

US Pacific Forces Chief calls climate change the biggest security threat This week a Boston Globe article reported that the top military official for the Pacific, Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, has named climate change the most… Read More