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.
- Who should pay?by Gavin on November 30, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Climate risk scores on real estate listings are having an impact on prices and realtors are complaining. But who should pay for these losses? If you have been […]
- 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #48on November 30, 2025 at 3:18 pm
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 23, 2025 thru Sat, November 29, […]
- Site updates etc.by Gavin on November 27, 2025 at 9:54 pm
Hi folks, just a quick maintenance notice to say that we are upgrading the blog to a more recent version of PHP (which is the code that underlies WordPress) […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #48 2025on November 27, 2025 at 9:07 pm
Open access notablesObserved large-scale and deep-reaching compound ocean state changes over the past 60 years, Tan et al., Nature Climate ChangeMultiple […]
- Consensus machineson November 26, 2025 at 10:07 pm
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink I still spend a decent amount of time engaging with folks who disagree with me on X (nee Twitter). One thing there […]
- Just have a Think - How an African energy revolution could save ALL of us.on November 25, 2025 at 3:12 pm
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator Dave Borlace. It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video […]
- A girl’s grades drop every summer. There’s an alarming explanation.on November 24, 2025 at 9:14 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections of an article by Sanket Jain that just won a gold medal from the United Nations Correspondents Association […]
- 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #47on November 23, 2025 at 3:04 pm
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 16, 2025 thru Sat, November 22, […]
- Fact brief - Are changes in solar activity causing climate change?on November 21, 2025 at 3:44 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 […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #47 2025on November 20, 2025 at 6:52 pm
Open access notablesObserved changes in the temperature and height of the globally resolved lapserate tropopause, Ladstädter et al., Atmospheric Chemistry […]
- Exploring newly released estimates of current policy warmingon November 19, 2025 at 8:55 pm
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink It's the COP time of the year: the 30th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC. In addition to countless delegates […]
- Climate Adam - Why the Climate Crisis is a Health Crisison November 18, 2025 at 3:13 pm
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to our readers as an informed […]
- Super pollutants are trendy, but we should be careful how we use themon November 17, 2025 at 8:19 pm
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink “Super pollutants” – short-lived climate pollutants like methane (CH4) and some refrigerants (halocarbons) – […]
- 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #46on November 16, 2025 at 3:18 pm
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 9, 2025 thru Sat, November 15, […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #46 2025on November 13, 2025 at 9:15 pm
Open access notablesRobust increase in observed heat storage by the global subsurface, Cuesta-Valero et al., Science AdvancesChanges in heat storage […]
- On the Gates climate memoon November 12, 2025 at 10:04 pm
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink There are a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates’ new memo on climate change. The recent cutbacks on […]
- Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate changeon November 10, 2025 at 7:42 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections Joe Rogan has one of the most popular podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and a combined 50 million […]
- Raising Climate Literacyby group on November 3, 2025 at 2:28 pm
Guest commentary by Figen Mekik Climate change has become “that” topic – like evolution of species, plate tectonics, or AI where the public has heard […]
- Unforced variations: Nov 2025by group on November 1, 2025 at 8:47 pm
This month’s open thread. Please stick to climate-related topics and refrain from abusive behavior. The post Unforced variations: Nov 2025 first appeared on […]
- High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)by Stefan on October 12, 2025 at 10:52 am
The #AMOC is the reason for Europe’s mild climate. Evidence that it is slowing has been piling up over the years – it now is likely at its weakest in at […]
- Unforced variations: Oct 2025by group on October 1, 2025 at 11:25 am
This month’s open thread. Lots of salient stuff this month so please try and stay focused and constructive! The post Unforced variations: Oct 2025 first […]
- “But you said the ice was going to disappear in 10 years!”by Gavin on September 21, 2025 at 11:36 am
Almost two decades ago, some scientists predicted that Arctic summer sea ice would ‘soon’ disappear. These predictions were mentioned by Al Gore and got a […]
- Time and Tide Gauges wait for no Voortmanby Gavin on September 18, 2025 at 12:27 pm
Here we go again. An obscure, methodologically poor, paper published with little to no review makes a convenient point and gets elevated into supposedly […]
- Lil’ NAS Expressby group on September 18, 2025 at 2:24 am
The fast-tracked update of the 2009 EPA Endangerment finding from the National Academies for Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), has now been released. […]
- DOE CWG Report “Moot”?by Gavin on September 10, 2025 at 5:43 pm
Somewhat breaking news. A court filing (from 9/4) from DOE has noted that the Climate Working Group has been disbanded (as of 9/3). This was done to make the […]
- Are efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions working? How would we know?by ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on December 16, 2024 at 7:32 pm
- Student opportunities to be involved with NASA projectsby ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on October 7, 2024 at 5:48 pm
- Watch carbon dioxide move through Earth’s atmosphere with this high resolution mode.by ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on August 5, 2024 at 4:00 pm
- This animation shows the yearly average NO2 from 2005 to 2022. You can see the air get cleaner.by ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on August 2, 2024 at 4:20 pm
- Global sea levels have risen more than 4 in (102 mm) since measurements began in 1992.by ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on June 27, 2024 at 11:09 pm
- Our ocean is changing.by ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on June 25, 2024 at 10:06 pm
- Sea levels around the world are rising as a result of human-caused global warming.by ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on June 8, 2024 at 3:00 pm
- Exploring Ice Sheet Dynamics in the Era of Remote Sensing Technologyby ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on March 25, 2024 at 8:12 pm
- Radiative-Thermodynamic Modes of Climateby ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on March 15, 2024 at 9:25 pm
- Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission: Applications Meetingby ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on March 5, 2024 at 1:31 am
- Towards a New Generation of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Models: Climate Seminarby ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on March 5, 2024 at 12:45 am
- Why we still need traditional climate models and how they might be improvedby ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on February 27, 2024 at 12:26 am
- How Lab Experiments Help Disentangle Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Relevant to Cloud Optical Propertiesby ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on January 29, 2024 at 11:38 pm
- Climate Risk Science, Fundamental and Appliedby ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on December 13, 2023 at 9:24 pm
- Are Earth's carbon sinks changing?by ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change on December 7, 2023 at 10:25 pm
- 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
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- Leveling Up: How Video Games Are Inspiring a New Wave of Climate Activismby ipacha on April 20, 2022 at 10:22 pm
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- Meet Sofía Hernández: A Youth Climate Activist Making a Difference in Costa Ricaby ipacha on April 14, 2022 at 6:21 pm
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- 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
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- Five Women, Five Countries, Five Questions: Meet Climate Shero Claudia Melladoby ipacha on March 30, 2022 at 2:00 pm
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