Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands CASC scientists are working to understand how sea level rise, runoff, and erosion may impact Hawai'i's National Parks, how freshwater flow through Hawaiian forests may change in the future, the effects of drought on soil moisture and water resources in the region, and much more. Explore Pacific Islands CASC Science Projects
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State of the Science Synthesis on Transformational Drought: Understanding Drought’s Potential to Transform Ecosystems Across the Country
Drought events have cost the U.S. nearly $245 billion since 1980, with costs ranging from $2 to $44 billion in any given year. However, these socio-economic losses are not the only impacts of drought. Ecosystems, fish, wildlife, and plants also suffer, and these types of drought impacts are becoming more commonplace. Further, ecosystems that recover from drought are now doing so under different cl
Synthesizing Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife Health and Identifying Adaptation Strategies
Changing climate conditions could have significant impacts on wildlife health. Shifts in temperature and precipitation may directly affect the occurrence of disease in fish and wildlife by altering their interactions with pathogens (such as the bacterium that causes Lyme disease), helping vectors like mosquitoes and ticks expand their range, or speeding up the time it takes for a parasite to devel