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PI-CASC NEWS

Four people pose infant of Our Ocean welcome sign
- USAPI

PI-CASC USGS represented at Our Ocean 2022 in Palau

Science Coordinator Heather Kerkering represented PI-CASC at the 2022 Our Ocean Conference in Palau in April as part of the DOI delegation to this important global venue.
PI-AK Collaboration launches a new website
- Hawaiian Islands

PI-AK Collaboration launches a new website

The unique PI-AK Collaboration between the AK CASC and PI-CASC announces the launch of a new website.
Group photo of staff and students of Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center
- Guam, Virtual

PI-CASC students gather in Guam to present climate science research

The PI-CASC Student Research Symposium was held on April 5, 2022, in Guam during the 13th UOG Conference on Island Sustainability.
Marbo coastline in Guam
- Guam

In the news: PI-CASC UOG lead talks sea-level rise on Guam radio talk show

PI-CASC UOG lead Romina King appeared on Newstalk K57 to talk about NOAA's recent report on sea-level rise.
Farron Taijeron gestures towards piece of scorched land
- Guam

PI-CASC scholar records wildfire damage across southern Guam lands

PI-CASC CARM fellow and UOG student Farron Taijeron was at the scene of a wildfire event in southern Guam, and he produced informational videos in an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of wildfire damage.
Wide view of Guam's western coast
- Guam, Hawaiian Islands, USAPI

NCA 5 public workshop draws insight on climate change concerns from Pacific Island communities

The Pacific islands Climate Adaptation Science Center is aiding the effort to compile data across the Pacific region that will form the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
Video project partners talking on Moku Ola
- Hawaiian Islands, Virtual

International COP26 Recognition for MCC Coastal Erosion Partnership

A Hawaiʻi Island-based coastal setback project and its leaders were featured in a video during a panel of community adaptation and resilience leaders discussing adaptation projects from across the U.S. on November 8, 2021.
High water flood a rocky coastline
- Hawai’i Island, Hawaiian Islands

COP26 highlights Hawaiʻi Island project on community-based solutions to coastal erosion

An inspiring video of a PI-CASC-funded Hawai'i Island was highlighted for a global audience, sharing the effectiveness of knowledge co-production to tackling climate change adaptation challenges.
A wave crashed up and over a railed walkway in Waikiki
- Guam, Hawaiian Islands, USAPI

PI-CASC researcher’s flooding forecasts in the news

PI-CASC researcher Phil Thompson is in the news with a new study that suggests coastal flooding hazards may increase in the 2030's as sea-level rise combines with a wobble in the moon's orbit.
View from the top of a steep, green-sided, u-shaped valley opening onto a blue ocean
- Hawaiian Islands

Examining interwoven ecosystems, from mountains to oceans, in unique collaboration

PI-CASC Federal Director Mari-Vaughn Johnson joins with AK CASC Federal Director Stephen Gray to present a webinar in July about progress on the exciting new PI-AK Collaboration.
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