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Hawaiʻi islands sinking faster in some areas; risk for flooding
March 16, 2025
Some parts of Hawaiʻi are sinking faster than others. That discovery, published recently in a study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, also highlights that as sea level rises, the infrastructure, businesses and communities in these low-lying areas are at risk of flooding sooner than scientists anticipated, particularly in certain urban areas of Oʻahu.
“Our findings highlight that subsidence (gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land) is a major, yet often overlooked, factor in assessments of future flood exposure,” said Kyle Murray, lead author of the study and researcher with the Climate Resilience Collaborative (CRC) at the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). “In rapidly subsiding areas, sea level rise impacts will be felt much sooner than previously estimated, which means that we must prepare for flooding on a shorter timeline… Read more
Image Caption: Flooding in the low-lying Mapunapuna industrial area on O’ahu, Hawai’i
Credit: Hawaiʻi Sea Grant King Tides Project. -
Flooding expected sooner in Hawai’i’s sinking coastal areas
March 5, 2025
Some parts of Hawai‘i are sinking faster than others. That discovery, published recently in a study by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa, also highlights that as sea level rises, the infrastructure, businesses, and communities in these low-lying areas are at risk of flooding sooner than scientists anticipated, particularly in certain urban areas of O‘ahu.
“Our findings highlight that subsidence is a major, yet often overlooked, factor in assessments of future flood exposure,” said Kyle Murray, lead author of the study and researcher with the Climate Resilience Collaborative (CRC) at the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). “In rapidly subsiding areas, sea level rise impacts will be felt much sooner than previously estimated, which means that we must prepare for flooding on a shorter timeline.”… Read More
Image Caption: Flooding in the low-lying Mapunapuna industrial area on O’ahu, Hawai’i
Credit: Hawaiʻi Sea Grant King Tides Project.
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