NOAA via AP/2024
Tropical Storm Hone Forms In The Pacific, Trailed By Hurricane Gilma
Forecasters said interests in Hawaii should monitor progress of the storm.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Could Storage Pods Be The Answer To Food Shortages During Disasters?
Food caches can buy time for agencies to bring in additional resources.
NASA
Get Ready For A Busy Pacific Hurricane Season
The Atlantic season, however, will likely be quieter than recent years as the result of El Nino.
Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020
Hawaii Dodges Potentially Dangerous Hurricane Douglas
UPDATED. All warnings have been canceled for the Main Hawaiian Islands as the Category 1 storm moves west of Kauai.
Courtesy: NWS/2020
Oahu, Big Island, Maui Under Hurricane Watch As Douglas Nears
On its current forecast track, Hawaii will start feeling the impacts of Douglas late Saturday into Sunday.
Courtesy: NWS
Hurricane Douglas Heading Toward Hawaii
The storm is expected to affect the islands this weekend.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Civil Beat’s Disaster Preparation Series Wins National Award
Reporter Marcel Honore received the Punch Sulzberger Award for Innovative Storytelling from the News Leaders Association.
As Hurricane Lane Approached, Some Boats Had Nowhere To Escape
Tour boat operators say they were “blindsided” when state harbor officials barred them from taking shelter in commercial ports — a change from years past.
AP
US Climate Report Warns Of Worsening Weather Disasters
In Hawaii and the Pacific surface temperatures and sea level continue rising, while extremes such as drought and flooding continue affecting the islands.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Analysis: Lane Could Have Destroyed Thousands of Aging Honolulu Homes
A new estimate finds nearly 4,000 families would have been displaced, mostly those living in wooden-frame houses built before the stronger 1995 building regulations.