The state Public Utilities Commission is inviting the public to share its input on how Hawaii can transition to 100% renewable energy in a more just and equitable way in two unprecedented meetings. Read more
Using computer simulations, scientists at Princeton University calculated that the deadly storm duet that used to happen once every few decades could happen every two or three years as the world warms from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, according to a study in Monday’s Nature Climate Change. Read more
The public can attend the meetings in person at the PUC Hearing Room at 465 S. King St., 103, or online via Zoom. Read more
Would a climate warning label at the gas station pump change the choices people make? Read more
More than half of those living in the shadow of the disaster called glacial lake outburst floods are in just four countries: India, Pakistan, Peru and China, according to a study in today’s Nature Communications. Read more
Potential loss of phytoplankton has emerged as a serious concern in recent years in other places, such as the Bering Sea off Alaska.. Read more
Newly analyzed cores, drilled in 2011, show a dramatic rise in temperature in the previous 15 years, according to a study in today’s journal Nature. Read more
Much of what’s causing problems worldwide is coming out of a roiling Pacific Ocean, transported by a wavy jet stream, experts said. Read more
The United States appeared isolated in opposing a dedicated loss and damage fund after the European Union produced a surprise offer on the issue. Read more
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The women used superglue to attach themselves to poles holding up the skeleton of a large four-legged dinosaur that lived tens of millions of years ago. Read more
The group later confirmed via a post on Twitter that the mixture was mashed potatoes. The two activists, both wearing orange high-visibility vests, also glued themselves to the wall below the painting. Read more
Acoalition of Hawaii community groups and government entities has scored a federal grant that will bring to the islands up to $40 million to help farmers, ranchers and foresters implement “climate-smart” agricultural practices. Read more
Eleven electric vehicle fast-charging stations are slated for Hawaii highways, according to the state Department of Transportation. Read more
The issue of protecting sovereignty is a constant topic of discussion for many Pacific Islands leaders. Read more
As climate change makes extreme weather events more frequent, the peril has only increased. Read more
Outbreaks of a spate of illnesses such as typhoid, malaria and dengue fever have killed over 300 of the flood victims. Read more
Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano described how rising sea levels have affected everything from the soil that his people rely on to plant crops, to the homes, roads and power lines that get washed away. Read more
Taking over Jan. 1 is Wael Sawan, a Lebanese-Canadian who has worked for Shell for 25 years and is now director of integrated gas, renewables and energy solutions. Read more
Rather than selling the company or taking it public, Chouinard, his wife and two adult children have transferred their ownership of Patagonia, valued at about $3 billion, to a specially designed trust and a nonprofit organization. Read more
About 20 oil companies sued by the city two years ago in an effort to have them pay for climate change impacts on Oahu are advancing their defense in the already drawn-out litigation. Read more
In 2000, the country’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, were both about 95% full. Today, they are each about 27% full. Read more
