The 49th USCRTF Meeting was held from Nov. 11 to 15, 2024, in Saipan.
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UH Hilo biology professor Patrick Hart is working with Google to develop a new algorithm that recognizes Hawaiian bird songs from acoustic recordings to monitor bird populations, most of which live in remote, high-elevation forests and are difficult to access.
The National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers convened in San Diego, CA, on the week of November 18, 2024, to reflect on past, present, and upcoming research, collaborations, and objectives.
Explore a snapshot of PI-CASC’s educational and capacity-building highlights of 2024.
UH Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Center and PI-CASC collaborate on a lesson on coral structure for charter school students.
A review paper of Falcataria falcata, or albizia co-authored by Manager Climate Corps (MCC) graduate Joanna Norton was recently published in Pacific Science, a journal focusing on invasive species of the Pacific Islands.
A study looks at naturally-derived nutrients, such as seabird guano (excrement) and how it may increase the overall health of corals and its resilience to heat stress.
In recent years, PI-CASC has been involved in various capacities, providing climate expertise to help better inform policy, both locally and nationally.
Community, science, traditional knowledge, students, and government are working together to understand how sea-level rise will impact coastal sewage systems in Hawaiʻi, and where to prioritize removal of those systems to help protect the health and well-being of humans, fish, and coral ecosystems.
PI-CASC leadership will be leading the charge in authoring the next National Climate Assessment for Hawaiʻi and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands.