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Tag: El Niño

RMI Declares Drought State of Emergency

On February 3rd, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) President, Dr. Hilda Heine, declared a state of emergency in response to intensifying drought conditions across the country. President Heine’s declaration anticipates that the drought will worsen, based on… Read More

Pacific Island Fact Sheets

Pacific Island Fact Sheets Released on El Niño and Sectoral Impacts There is currently a strong El Niño event, for which there are significant impacts around Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, including extended drought conditions, enhanced risk of… Read More

Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum

Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum focuses on strong El Niño event and regional impacts to the freshwater sector The Pacific RISA participated in the first session of the Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF-1) that was held from… Read More

Psychology of Climate Change

Psychology of climate change: social instability Pacific RISA Research Fellow Dr. Kati Corlew contributed an article about climate change and social instability to the Community Psychology Practice blog last month, and we are pleased to share it with you… Read More

Climate Forecast Success Story

PVT landfill prepared for the storms A blue ribbon panel will meet to discuss future landfill options on Oahu. In the meantime, the state is still investigating last month’s medical waste spill at Waimanalo Gulch. One key question… Read More