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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.

  • How to Double Your Impact This Earth Day
    by cgould on April 20, 2021 at 7:27 pm

    Happy Earth Day!We don’t know about you, but we feel so full of hope today, seeing the world coming together on this day of action for our planet. […]

  • Coronavirus Economic Recovery to Drive Second-Highest CO2 Emissions Jump on Record, IEA Warns
    by Olivia Rosane on April 20, 2021 at 5:48 pm

    One of the silver linings of the coronavirus pandemic was the record drop in greenhouse gas emissions following national lockdowns. But that drop is set to all […]

  • Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Bush Introduce Green New Deal for Cities
    by Common Dreams on April 20, 2021 at 4:32 pm

    By Brett WilkinsIn the latest of a flurry of proposed Green New Deal legislation, Reps. Cori Bush and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday introduced the Green […]

  • Americans Are Most Concerned About Drinking Polluted Water, Survey Says
    by Emily Denny on April 20, 2021 at 3:04 pm

    Americans are most worried about water quality compared to other environmental issues, a new Gallup survey finds.The survey compared six environmental […]

  • Biden’s Earth Day Summit Is a Crucial Opportunity for Climate Action
    by Rachel Cleetus on April 20, 2021 at 2:04 pm

    Business as usual is broken. It’s killing people, species and ecosystems, and jeopardizing the future. It’s wreaking disproportionate harm on […]

  • Climate Change Threatens Coffee – But We’ve Found a Wild Species That Could Help Save Your Morning Brew
    by The Conversation on April 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    By Aaron P DavisThe world loves coffee. More precisely, it loves arabica coffee. From the smell of its freshly ground beans through to the very last sip, […]

  • 'Disinformation ecosystem' - in broader context beyond climate
    on April 19, 2021 at 6:51 pm

    This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Peter Sinclair This edition of Yale Climate Connections’ “This Is Not Cool” video […]

  • How to Celebrate the Second Digital Earth Day
    by Olivia Rosane on April 19, 2021 at 6:00 pm

    On Thursday, April 22, the world will celebrate Earth Day, the largest non-religious holiday on the globe. This Earth Day falls at a critical turning point. It […]

  • New Project With NASA Will Help Identify Greenhouse Gases From Space
    by Olivia Rosane on April 19, 2021 at 4:45 pm

    NASA is teaming up with an innovative non-profit to hunt for greenhouse gas super-emitters responsible for the climate crisis. Super-emitters are individual […]

  • Climate Change Could Cause ‘Irreversible Impacts’ to Lake Ecosystems
    by Carbon Brief on April 19, 2021 at 2:58 pm

    By Ayesha TandonNew research shows that lake "stratification periods" – a seasonal separation of water into layers – will last longer in a warmer […]

  • Water Wars Are Heating Up Between States
    by The Conversation on April 19, 2021 at 2:45 pm

    By Robert Glennon Interstate water disputes are as American as apple pie. States often think a neighboring state is using more than its fair share from a […]

  • Disability and the Climate Crisis
    by ipacha on April 19, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    The climate crisis is a threat to human health all around the world.From dangerous prolonged heat waves and powerful extreme weather events to devastating […]

  • Fixing Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Could Provide Jobs in Central Appalachia, New Report Finds
    by Climate Nexus on April 19, 2021 at 1:46 pm

    Plugging and capping abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells in Central Appalachia could generate thousands of jobs for the workers and region who stand to […]

  • 2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #16
    on April 18, 2021 at 8:42 am

    Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Apr 11, 2021 through Sat, Apr 17, 2021 Not having had a […]

  • Earth Day 2021: Join the Global Youth Climate Summit
    by Teen Vogue on April 17, 2021 at 7:21 pm

    By Alexandria VillaseñorThis story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.My […]

  • 'Watershed Moment' as Haaland Revokes Trump-Era Orders, Creates Climate Task Force
    by Common Dreams on April 17, 2021 at 3:18 pm

    By Jessica CorbettAs the Biden administration reviews the U.S. government's federal fossil fuels program and faces pressure to block any new dirty energy […]

  • 3 New Films to Watch This Earth Week
    by Olivia Rosane on April 16, 2021 at 6:22 pm

    Next week marks the second Earth Day of the coronavirus pandemic. While a year of lockdowns and travel restrictions has limited our ability to explore the […]

  • 12 Books on Healing Our Connection With the Planet for Earth Day
    by Yale Climate Connections on April 16, 2021 at 4:58 pm

    By Michael SvobodaFor April's bookshelf we take a cue from Earth Day and step back to look at the bigger picture. It wasn't climate change that motivated […]

  • This White Paint Could Help Fight the Climate Crisis
    by Olivia Rosane on April 16, 2021 at 4:27 pm

    Scientists at the University of Purdue have developed the whitest and coolest paint on record. Painting buildings white to help cool down cities has long been […]

  • New Satellite Network to Find and Monitor Methane Super-Emitters
    by Climate Nexus on April 16, 2021 at 3:23 pm

    Less than three years after California governor Jerry Brown said the state would launch "our own damn satellite" to track pollution in the face of the Trump […]

  • Now Is Our Last Best Chance to Confront the Climate Crisis
    by Rolling Stone on April 16, 2021 at 3:18 pm

    By Jeff GoodellThe Earth's climate has always been a work in progress. In the 4.5 billion years the planet has been spinning around the sun, ice ages have come […]

  • 97% of Earth's Land No Longer Ecologically Intact, Study Finds
    by Common Dreams on April 16, 2021 at 2:10 pm

    By Julia ConleyEcologists and environmental advocates on Thursday called for swift action to reintroduce species into the wild as scientists at the University […]

  • Google's New Timelapse Shows 37 Years of Climate Change Anywhere on Earth, Including Your Neighborhood
    by Olivia Rosane on April 15, 2021 at 6:35 pm

    Google Earth's latest feature allows you to watch the climate change in four dimensions.The new feature, called Timelapse, is the biggest update to Google […]

  • World Will Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius in the 2030s, Australian Report Predicts
    by Olivia Rosane on April 15, 2021 at 5:19 pm

    A new report promoting urgent climate action in Australia has stirred debate for claiming that global temperatures will rise past 1.5 degrees Celsius in the […]

  • Climate Threatens 2021 French Wine Crop
    by Climate Nexus on April 15, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    French winemakers are facing devastating grape loss from the worst frost in decades, preceded by unusually warm temperatures, highlighting the dangers to the […]

  • Study: Climate Change Could Impact Your Favorite Cup of Coffee
    by Emily Denny on April 15, 2021 at 4:18 pm

    Climate change could make it harder to find a good cup of coffee, new research finds. A changing climate might shrink suitable areas for specialty coffee […]

  • Author Jenny Offill Discusses Her Latest Novel About the Climate Crisis
    by Deutsche Welle on April 15, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    By Suzanne CordsOne day Lizzie, the first-person narrator of the novel, receives an old book as a gift, with a dedication wishing the reader to be among the […]

  • Court Ends Trump's Attempt to Allow Drilling in 128 Million Acres of Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
    by Common Dreams on April 15, 2021 at 2:28 pm

    By Jake JohnsonA federal appeals court on Tuesday dealt the final blow to former President Donald Trump's attempt to open nearly 130 million acres of territory […]

  • Electric Vehicles Could Be 100 Percent of New Car Sales by 2035
    by Climate Nexus on April 15, 2021 at 1:40 pm

    By 2035, every new car and truck sold in the U.S. could be an EV, a new report says. Accelerations in technology and especially battery affordability, paired […]

  • vEGU21 - Gather online - Prolog
    on April 15, 2021 at 5:59 am

    Just like last year, this year's General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will happen virtually instead of in person in Vienna. Contrary […]

  • Climate Research Station Closes Due to Climate Crisis
    by Olivia Rosane on April 14, 2021 at 6:58 pm

    A weather research station on a bluff overlooking the sea is closing down because of the climate crisis. The National Weather Service (NWS) station in Chatham, […]

  • These Dutch Cities Will Allow Only Zero-Emission Deliveries by 2025
    by World Economic Forum on April 14, 2021 at 6:53 pm

    By Douglas BroomIf online deliveries continue with fossil-fuel trucks, emissions will increase by a third.So cities in the Netherlands will allow only […]

  • California Senate Fails to Advance Fracking Ban Bill
    by Olivia Rosane on April 14, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    A bill that would have banned fracking in California died in committee Tuesday. The bill, SB467, would have prohibited fracking and other controversial forms […]

  • Science and Environmental Communities Call on Biden, Congress to Decarbonize Transportation and Power Generation
    by Jonna Hamilton on April 14, 2021 at 3:55 pm

    President Biden recently unveiled his American Jobs Plan— a two trillion-dollar package with significant investments in infrastructure, advanced […]

  • World's 5% 'Polluter Elite' Responsible for 37% of Global Emissions Growth, Study Concludes
    by Common Dreams on April 14, 2021 at 3:54 pm

    By Brett WilkinsAs world leaders prepare for this November's United Nations Climate Conference in Scotland, a new report from the Cambridge Sustainability […]

  • Fashion Company Is Making Products With Mexican Cactus
    by Climate News Network on April 14, 2021 at 2:50 pm

    By Paul BrownIt may come as a surprise to realize that a plant struggling for survival in a harsh environment is also doing its bit to save the planet from the […]

  • Dams and Climate Change Threaten American Rivers
    by Climate Nexus on April 14, 2021 at 2:09 pm

    Climate change, activities that contribute to it, and dams pose grave threats to America's rivers, according to American Rivers. The annual report ranks the […]

  • Skeptical Science New Research for Week #15, 2021
    on April 14, 2021 at 1:42 pm

    Flying beneath the radar of guilt Fight or Flight: How Advertising for Air Travel Triggers Moral Disengagement (open access) by Stubenvoll & Neureiter […]

  • Where We’re Going and How We Get There Together (Free Download)
    by ipacha on April 14, 2021 at 11:00 am

    With the world growing warmer and each year breaking new heat records, urgent action to end the climate crisis cannot wait. It’s our responsibility to do […]

  • Forecasters predict an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2021
    on April 13, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters, PhD An above-average Atlantic hurricane season is likely in 2021, the Colorado State […]

  • Why We Need a Bold US NDC
    by ipacha on April 13, 2021 at 6:58 pm

    It’s hard to overstate the stakes leading up to this year’s COP 26 UN climate conference.When negotiators arrive – fingers crossed […]

  • The Climate Crisis is Hurting Latin America – Take Action Now To Stop It
    by ipacha on April 12, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    Latin America is one of the most hard-hit regions by climate change and one of the most diverse places on the planet.By attending the upcoming Climate […]

  • 2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #15
    on April 11, 2021 at 5:52 am

    Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Apr 4, 2021 through Sat, Apr 10, 2021 The big news - at […]

  • The choice is clear: Fair climate policy or no climate policy
    on April 9, 2021 at 7:31 pm

    This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Richard Richels, Henry Jacoby, Ben Santer, and Gary Yohe President Biden has expressed a commitment to […]

  • Environmental Justice Leaders Are Finally Shaping White House Climate Policy
    by ipacha on April 9, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have made environmental justice a core tenet of their climate action plans. Last week, they took an […]

  • Skeptical Science to expand impact as 501(c)(3) non-profit
    on April 8, 2021 at 10:25 pm

    On November 25, 2020 Skeptical Science Inc. became a registered nonprofit organization and on March 17, 2021 our application to the U.S. Internal Revenue […]

  • Skeptical Science New Research for Week #14, 2021
    on April 7, 2021 at 6:29 pm

    Nature Climate Change celebrates 10 years of obfuscation The Nature Publishing Group (a prestige division of Springer Nature; think "Cadillac" in the General […]

  • 10 Key Facts on Climate and Justice (VIDEO)
    by ipacha on April 7, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    Have you ever asked yourself:“Do cold weather extremes disprove global warming?”“Are renewable energy resources really as cheap as […]

  • Fossil Fuels and Public Lands: How the US Interior Department Can Act on Climate Right Now
    by Joel Clement on April 6, 2021 at 4:32 pm

    Here are the specific near-term actions that the Interior Department can take at the leasing, permitting, and production stages of fossil fuel development on […]

  • Environmental Racism: What It is and How You Can Fight It
    by ipacha on April 6, 2021 at 1:00 pm

    To build a winning coalition and beat the climate crisis, we need to understand and respond to how social inequities intersect with our movement. Only then […]

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