Global Warming

Composer Huang Ruo talks about his composition Tipping Point, a Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra co-commission that will have it's Hawaiʻi premiere on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the Hawai`i Theatre. Hoping to bring awareness to listeners about Global warming, and the climate tipping point, Huang Ruo speaks to HPR listeners from his home in New York City.

BERLIN — The United States on Wednesday formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact it helped forge five years ago to avert the threat of…

For many people, UN reports and scientific papers do not really convey what climate change will be like. Part of the problem is that scientists are…

Over the last decade, people across the globe began to grapple with the effects of global warming. Here in Hawai‘i, effects have ranged from wildfires to…

Hawai‘i’s green energy goals are among the most ambitious in the nation, and other states are closely watching our progress. Hawai‘i’s stated goal is 100…

In 2017, Hawai‘i set high tide records for four straight months. It turned out to be because of a combination of factors including sea level rise, and an…

Some very high tides are expected later this month, Nov. 25 to Nov. 28. Hawai‘i’s last "king tide" event happened at the end of July. Combined with a…

A hardy band of UH faculty and state and county officials is just back from a learning trip to U.S. East Coast cities that are wrestling with climate…

After a month of sweltering temperatures, August closed with a record 95 degrees in Honolulu on Saturday. As local residents make more and more…

According to new research from the University of Hawaii and Institute for Basic Science, icebergs could weaken and delay the effects of climate change for…