School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology - SOEST

SOEST researcher Malte Stuecker and others share in this article that there may be large swings between heavier-than-normal rainfall and drought conditions and that in the coming years, we may experience "stronger El Niños and La Niñas with faster transitions between them– greater “climate whiplash” – making it even harder for societies to cope in a warming world."

The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is to come Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make them much stronger and more far-reaching

Stress is accumulating in ‘earthquake gate’ of San Andreas fault system New research led by earth scientists at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa revealed that tectonic stress along the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems in Southern California has now reached, and in some places exceeded, the highest levels seen in the past 1,000 years

3 UH grads head to D.C. for the Knauss marine policy fellowships
(photo: From left: Jonathan Rosen, Sarah Woo and Gabrielle Ellis)
Read more here:
https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/knauss-fellowships-2026/

Join us at the for World Ocean Day on Monday June 8 alongside and more! 9am-1pm!

Nutritional stress and warming seas threaten Hawaiʻi’s last false killer whales A seven-year collaborative study has revealed alarming fluctuations in the health of Hawaiʻi’s endangered insular false killer whales, with some individuals losing nearly a quarter of their body weight in just a few months

Old creepy houses are a horror cliche, but why? Why do they freak us out? According to new research, it might have something to do with infrasound: a sound that’s below the range of human hearing, potentially emitted by low-rumbling pipes or old boilers more common in older houses.

Psychologist and pseudoscience researcher Rodney Schmaltz explains his new study, and what role infrasound could play in leading people to feel unsettled in “haunted” places. Then, SOEST infrasound researcher Milton Garcés breaks down the infrasound that’s produced by volcanoes and asteroid impacts, and how it serves as a “keep away” signal in nature.

Is that spooky old house full of ghosts, or just infrasound? Low-frequency noises that humans can feel, but not hear, may be behind the spooky feeling of old houses—and serve as a warning to animals.

Mahalo to the for organizing another fantastic Science & Sustainability Festival this year! Lots of wonderful organizations sharing a wealth of knowledge to our local residents and visitors! Thank you for including Hawai’i Sea Grant!

Join us this Saturday at the for the Science & Sustainability Festival! 9-3pm $5 admission, free for members! We will be there along with other amazing organizations all day! See you there!