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Updated on June 9, 2023
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“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
Updated on June 9, 2023
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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
Updated on June 9, 2023
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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
Updated on October 1, 2019
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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
Updated on October 27, 2021
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New Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Climate Impacts and Outlook quarterly briefing sheet The Pacific ENSO Applications Climate (PEAC) Center and the Pacific Climate Information System (PaCIS) have just launched a new resource for decision makers and the public…. Read More
Category: General, News Tags: American Samoa, Climate Services, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, ocean ecosystems, Palau, PEAC Center, risk management, water
Yale study: Climate change in the American mind Yale University’s Project on Climate Change Communication has released a new study on October 18, 2012, titled “Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in… Read More
The Nature Conservancy Press Release (reprinted with permission) Nearly 1/3 of U.S. Communities at “Extreme” or “High” Risk of Water Supply Falling Short of Demand ARLINGTON, VA – July 20, 2010 – Climate change will increase the risk… Read More
EarthSky interviewed Melissa Finucane about perceptions of environmental risks among Pacific Islanders. Finucane described the importance of a partnership approach to risk management. Click here to listen to the interview.
Updated on June 9, 2023
by Laura Brewington
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Written by Melissa Finucane – March 1, 2010 Click here for an article in Samoa News about Dr. Supin Wongbusarakum’s work on climate-related socioeconomic assessment in American Samoa.
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Climate Change in Hawai‘i
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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“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
Category: General, News Tags: Climate Services, communities, Hawaii, ocean ecosystems, Pacific RISA, PIRCA, risk management
Applied Conservation in the Galapagos
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: General, News Tags: biodiversity, Galapagos, island environments, ocean ecosystems, risk management
National Drought Forum
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: General, News Tags: drought, Freshwater resources, Pacific RISA, risk management
Security Threat
Updated on October 1, 2019 by pacrisa
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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
Category: General, News Tags: PACOM, risk management, South Pacific
Climate Impacts and Outlook
Updated on October 27, 2021 by pacrisa
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New Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Climate Impacts and Outlook quarterly briefing sheet The Pacific ENSO Applications Climate (PEAC) Center and the Pacific Climate Information System (PaCIS) have just launched a new resource for decision makers and the public…. Read More
Category: General, News Tags: American Samoa, Climate Services, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, ocean ecosystems, Palau, PEAC Center, risk management, water
Yale Climate Change Study
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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Yale study: Climate change in the American mind Yale University’s Project on Climate Change Communication has released a new study on October 18, 2012, titled “Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in… Read More
Category: General, News Tags: climate change, communications, risk management
Climate Change Threatens U.S. Water Sustainability
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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The Nature Conservancy Press Release (reprinted with permission) Nearly 1/3 of U.S. Communities at “Extreme” or “High” Risk of Water Supply Falling Short of Demand ARLINGTON, VA – July 20, 2010 – Climate change will increase the risk… Read More
Category: General, News Tags: climate change, Freshwater resources, risk management
Perception of Environmental Risks among Pacific Islanders
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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EarthSky interviewed Melissa Finucane about perceptions of environmental risks among Pacific Islanders. Finucane described the importance of a partnership approach to risk management. Click here to listen to the interview.
Category: General, News Tags: climate change, communities, Hawaii, Indigenous knowledge, Pacific Islands, risk management
How we perceive climate changes, focus of new study
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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Written by Melissa Finucane – March 1, 2010 Click here for an article in Samoa News about Dr. Supin Wongbusarakum’s work on climate-related socioeconomic assessment in American Samoa.
Category: General, News Tags: American Samoa, risk management
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