This Benefits Hawaii and Mainland Communities. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Brian Glazer. Hohonu, a two-year-old Hawaii-based startup nonprofit that uses its own sensors to detect sea level rise, has been commissioned by NOAA, to assist East Coast communities on the Mainland. It is partially owned by UH and […]
A New Way Of Looking At Extreme Weather (Think Tech On OC16)
New Episode Sunday at 10:30pm HST Jay Fidell and Elise Anderson look at the impact from Hurricane Lane and Olivia through the lens of talk shows done about those hurricanes and hurricanes preparedness during this season. Topics included, preparation efforts for Hurricane Hector, from Peter Rosegg of Hawaiian Electric, hurricane resistance photovoltaic systems, from Christopher […]
Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Hazards (Research In Manoa)
The Role of the Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center (PEAC) The Role of the Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center (PEAC) in Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Hazards: Experience from the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands . We would like to talk about the forecast, warning, and response experience of PEAC that has been helping the small island countries […]
What’s Going on in Maunalua Bay? with Judy Sobin and Sam Montgomery
Host Jay Fidell speaks with environmental activists Judy Sobin and Sam Montgomery (The Friends of Maunalua Bay) about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed changes to Maunalua Bay. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell.
Monk Seal Vaccinations
Michelle Barbieri, a Wildlife Veterinary Medical Officer at the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, and Stacie Robinson, PhD Research Ecologist for the NOAA Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program share their work protecting the native Hawaiian Monk Seal population. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii […]
Meteorology: Inherent Uncertainties
Guest: Tom DiLiberto, Meteorologist, NOAA Many complex interactions influence the science of weather and climate prediction. We’ll explore how these multitudes of systems – from local to global in spatial scale and from transient to millennial in temporal scale – impact one another, allowing highly accurate short-term prediction, but making precise longer-term forecasting extremely difficult. […]
What’s Holding Up Aquaculture In Hawaii with Alan Everson
Host Jay Fidell speaks with Alan Everson of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) about paving the way for the development of high-tech aquaculture in the Islands. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for […]