Showing posts with label Oceanography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oceanography. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

More and worse than ever: World Meteorological Organization new climate report

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 There are those—some of them in our nation’s leadership—who still deny climate science. It’s a little like rejecting the rain forecast wh...
Saturday, December 7, 2024

For Hawaiian monk seals, a glimmer of hope

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There were years when we despaired about the survival of Hawaiian monk seals.   Image: A young seal at Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the Northwe...
Saturday, October 12, 2024

As Florida cleans up from two hurricanes, Hawai`i is dodging the bullet. Instead, we get hot and dry.

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 Hawai’i has benefitted in recent years from the lack of strong hurricanes, while the folks on the Atlantic coasts have taken multiple hits ...
Monday, September 30, 2024

Navy: Targeting Ka'ula Island bird refuge weekly with bombs and guns would only result in "incidental" take

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 The Navy’s new proposal to expand bombing and gunnery practice at Ka’ula Island seems insupportable, both morally and as a matter of federa...
Saturday, September 21, 2024

John J. Berger''s new climate book: A comprehensive approach to saving the planet

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 The top-of-mind responses to the climate crisis tend to be few and simple. Use less fossil fuel and switch transportation to electric veh...
Friday, September 13, 2024

Polynesian voyaging driven by resource shortages

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 A lot of the research into Polynesian voyaging looks at how it was accomplished and when, but less work has been done on why. Why would g...
Monday, September 2, 2024

Voyaging: Nailing down when the first canoe pulled up on a Hawaiian beach.

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  Your grandfather might tell you otherwise, but it is increasingly clear that the first humans set foot in Hawai’i in the year AD 1000, g...