BeyondKONA: Climate
With each passing year above normal ocean temperatures set new temperature records, fueling stronger and longer El Nino events and superstorms that threaten Hawaii’s residents, environmental assets, and economy.
Hawaii’s sea surface temperature continues to rise; the result of global warming effects on sea and air temperatures caused primarily by human burning of fossil fuels.
West Hawaii’s reef system and many other parts of the state’s island chain have and are experiencing widespread die-off of corals, impacting entire near shore marine ecosystems. Weather and trade wind patterns are changing, the threat of new and stronger super storms is now the new norm, and sea levels continue to rise as Hawai’i remains mostly unprepared for these changes.
- Unforced Variations: Mar 2026by group on March 1, 2026 at 2:59 am
This month’s open thread for climate related topics. The post Unforced Variations: Mar 2026 first appeared on RealClimate.
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #9 2026on February 26, 2026 at 1:32 pm
Open access notablesRelative Vulnerability of US National Parks to Cumulative and Transformational Climate Impacts, Michalak et al., Conservation Letters […]
- Fossil fuel pollution’s effect on oceans comes with huge costson February 25, 2026 at 9:43 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections Florida’s barrier reef is in trouble – and it’s costing us. The reef has been experiencing a severe […]
- Fact brief - Do solar panels work in cold or cloudy climates?on February 24, 2026 at 3:46 pm
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need […]
- After a major blow to U.S. climate regulations, what comes next?on February 23, 2026 at 8:06 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections. Watch the video accompanying this transcript hereThat’s the report in which the agency concluded […]
- 2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #08on February 22, 2026 at 3:00 pm
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, February 15, 2026 thru Sat, February 21, […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #8 2026on February 19, 2026 at 11:47 am
Open access notables Inoculation theory as a design approach to game-based misinformation interventions: a review, Henderson & Pallett, Popular […]
- Introducing the Climate Brink Dashboardon February 18, 2026 at 8:38 pm
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink With the advent of modern reanalysis products (weather models run backwards in time, ingesting data from satellites, […]
- Climate Adam - Climate Scientist Reacts to AI Overlordson February 17, 2026 at 3:54 pm
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator and climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to our readers as an informed […]
- Trump just torched the basis for federal climate regulations. Here’s what it means.on February 16, 2026 at 9:09 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sara PeachThe Trump administration on Thursday revoked the basis for federal climate regulations, […]
- 2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #07on February 15, 2026 at 3:06 pm
A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, February 8, 2026 thru Sat, February 14, […]
- EPA’s final* ruling on CO2by group on February 13, 2026 at 7:10 pm
The EPA has announced its final* ruling on the CO2 Endangerment Finding. *not even close to final. Notably, they have completely abandoned any reliance on the […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #7 2026on February 12, 2026 at 8:45 pm
Open access notablesShifting baselines alter trends and emergence of climate extremes across Africa, Taguela & Akinsanola, Atmospheric ResearchWorld […]
- These key strategies could help Americans get rid of their carson February 11, 2026 at 8:29 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sarah Wesseler Want to lower your carbon footprint? Consider ditching your car. In a 2025 study, […]
- Fact brief - Can nearby solar farms reduce property values?on February 10, 2026 at 3:48 pm
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need […]
- The Climate Science reference they don’t want Judges to readby group on February 9, 2026 at 10:16 pm
For the first time, the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) commissioned a chapter on climate science for the manual they put out (with the NASEM) for judges, the […]
- Sea otters are California’s climate heroeson February 9, 2026 at 8:30 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Daisy Simmons When Jessica Fujii was in kindergarten, she drew a picture of her future. In a “What do you […]
- 2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #06on February 8, 2026 at 3:57 pm
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, February 1, 2026 thru Sat, February 7, […]
- Koonin’s Continuing Calumniesby Gavin on February 7, 2026 at 6:37 pm
At a public event debating the DOE CWG report, Steve Koonin embarrasses himself further. This week there was a bit of a peculiar event at the Civitas Institute […]
- Unforced variations: Feb 2026by group on February 1, 2026 at 5:05 pm
This month’s open thread about climate topics. Try to be substantive and respectful to other commenters. Note: Comments that are abusive and/or repetitive to […]
- 2025 Updatesby group on January 28, 2026 at 2:24 am
Our various graphics and model-observation comparisons have been updated with 2025 data. There are a few version updates that make some difference […]
- A peek behind the curtain…by group on January 23, 2026 at 3:11 pm
New email releases from the EDF/UCS lawsuit against the DOE provide a rarely-seen behind the curtain look at how the climate contrarians work. The new releases […]
- AI/ML climate magic?by rasmus on January 5, 2026 at 4:51 pm
There has been a frenzy around artificial intelligence and deep machine learning (AI/ML) since the “ChatGPT Moment” in 2022, and AI/ML is for sure going to […]
- Unforced variations: Jan 2026by group on January 1, 2026 at 4:57 pm
This month’s open thread. We’re not great ones for New Year’s resolutions, but let’s try. How about we resolve to stay substantive, refrain from […]
- 1.5ºC and all thatby Gavin on December 29, 2025 at 1:34 am
The Paris Agreement temperature limits are a little ambiguous and knowing where we are is tricky. The desire to keep global temperature rises since the […]
- Don’t Trash the Ironboundby ipacha on May 5, 2022 at 10:30 pm
Map data© Google Imagery ©2022, Bluesky, CNES / Airbus, Landsat / Copernicus, Maxar Technologies, Sanborn, USDA/FPAC/GEOBy Madrid RodnerIn the heart […]
- Faith, Fellowship & Furthering the Climate Movementby ipacha on April 29, 2022 at 5:58 pm
By Lauren BillsFor many climate activists, there is one day in April that feels like our Super Bowl, our championship, and our Oscar-winning speech all in […]
- Young Innovators Challenge the Futureby ipacha on April 27, 2022 at 9:47 pm
By Sophia Simmons, World Economic ForumAround the world, youth prepare to gather at Stockholm+50, focusing on nature and resilience, in the lead up to […]
- All I Want for My Earth Day Is Energy Transitionby ipacha on April 22, 2022 at 10:00 pm
Earth Day is always a problem.Every April 22, we pay tribute to the (truly incredible) first Earth Day in 1970, when an estimated 20 million Americans came […]
- Why We’ll Be in Las Vegas This Juneby ipacha on April 21, 2022 at 4:29 pm
Chances are, if you live in Arizona, Nevada, or any other state in the Southwest or Mountain West, you don’t need the latest study to tell you it’s getting […]
- Leveling Up: How Video Games Are Inspiring a New Wave of Climate Activismby ipacha on April 20, 2022 at 10:22 pm
By Lauren BillsWe all need a break from reality sometimes, right? Whether it’s curling up and disappearing into good book or binge watching every episode […]
- Meet Sofía Hernández: A Youth Climate Activist Making a Difference in Costa Ricaby ipacha on April 14, 2022 at 6:21 pm
Each semester, Climate Reality welcomes a group of US-based college students and recent graduates interested in learning more about the climate movement to […]
- The IPCC Report Is What the World Needs to Hear Nowby ipacha on April 7, 2022 at 3:38 pm
There are moments when world events combine to rescue the truth of old lines from mere cliché.The release of the latest landmark report from the UN […]
- Five Women, Five Countries, Five Questions: Meet Climate Shero Nosiphelo Nikaniby ipacha on March 31, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Climate change disproportionately effects women all around the world, and everyday women are stepping up to act on climate to positively impact their […]
- Five Women, Five Countries, Five Questions: Meet Climate Shero Claudia Melladoby ipacha on March 30, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Climate change disproportionately effects women all around the world, and everyday women are stepping up to act on climate to positively impact their […]