Kevin Hamilton

Kevin Hamilton is an Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Hawaii.
High-Level Winds Make Hawaii A Likely Target For Balloon Surveillance NASA

High-Level Winds Make Hawaii A Likely Target For Balloon Surveillance

The Chinese balloon in the news recently was similar in design and capabilities as ones used by the international science community.

Tonga Eruption Was So Intense, It Caused The Atmosphere To Ring Like A Bell Conversation

Tonga Eruption Was So Intense, It Caused The Atmosphere To Ring Like A Bell

The explosive crescendo radiated from the volcanic eruption earlier this month.

How A Volcano And Flaming Red Sunsets Led An Amateur Scientist In Hawaii To Discover Jet聽Streams William Ashcroft via Houghton Library/Harvard University

How A Volcano And Flaming Red Sunsets Led An Amateur Scientist In Hawaii To Discover Jet聽Streams

Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop’s discoveries led to scientific investigations of the winds high above the ground and ultimately yielded information that today is used to forecast weather.