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Final thoughts
This concludes the course on climate changes and impacts to Pacific Islands in general and more specifically Hawaii. You have studied the best future estimates of climate change from the most current global and regional climate models. You have also studied what these estimates of climate change might mean for Pacific Island resources. What are your thoughts on these estimates and potential impacts? If the future projections for the next 100 years are correct, are you worried about their potential impacts? Do you feel that there is anything that can be done to minimize the impacts of climate change on Pacifc Islands? If so, what do you think can be done and are these actions at an individual, local, regional, or global level? Are individuals like you and I responsible to help and therefore need to take action? Hopefully, this course has made you think about questions like these and also taught you some of the science that is important to understanding the climate change issue.