sea level rise

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…

An alternative approach to problem solving called design thinking may be able to help policymakers reduce the social cost of climate adaptation.Leaders…

WAILUKU, Hawaii — A study of the 20 Hawaii coastal highways most susceptible to erosion and structural degradation has found 10 of the roads are in Maui…

Charles “Chip” Fletcher is a Professor of Earth Science at UH M?noa. He’s also Vice-Chair of the Honolulu Climate Change Commission and has recently…

"We are in a crisis period." Those were the opening words of Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell given during his annual State of the City Address Thursday…

In 2012, the city of Hoboken, New Jersey experienced flooding in excess of 9 feet above normal levels. The city of 50,000 people, which sits just across…

Local and national experts on climate change are in Honolulu today to discuss the state’s response to climate change challenges. HPR Reporter Ku?uwehi…

A national scientific report on Climate Change released over the Thanksgiving holiday has underscored what communities across the nation need to do to…

Research published this week shows that sea levels will rise at least three feet by the year 2300, and that’s a best case scenario. Rising waters already…