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A woman who is holding a piece of coral is seen talking to children
- Guam

PI-CASC connects with Guam educators, shares climate resources

PI-CASC personnel engaged with Guam educators and natural resource managers from July 23 to 27, 2024.
Group photo outside with participants and Dr. Rodriquez and Dr. Ryan Perroy
- USAPI

Researcher conducts drone and AI training to analyze agroforestry in Pohnpei, FSM

Ryan Perroy, principal investigator and UH Hilo professor visits Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia to hold a ten-day drone and image processing training workshop for state and national government officials as a part of a PI-CASC research project.
Carlsmith Beach Park
- Hawaiian Islands

A long term, multi-student project leads to recent publication

Research by a former Manager Climate Corps student leads to another study that analyzed the levels of pathogens entering Hilo Bay under varying weather conditions. This study was recently published in Water Environmental Research.
A scuba diver is observing a bed of staghorn corals, which are varying in shades of white and dark yellow
- Guam, USAPI

Pacific Islands brace for ongoing global coral bleaching event

The Micronesia region is on a coral bleaching watch, with Guam already seeing early signs of paling corals. Learn more about the effects coral bleaching has had in the Pacific in the recent past and the outlook for the next few months.
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