Climate Adaptation – Fire Season
The Southwest and Intermountain West are known for hot weather and even seasonal fires. They have also been experiencing a prolonged drought that has had dramatic effects on the western landscape. 2022 has been the…
Climate Adaptation
Climate Adaptation – Heat Waves
This summer has once again brought an onslaught of heat waves that seems to be becoming less and less surprising each year. Increased average temperatures, heat waves and heat-related illness topped the concerns for the…
Small Island, Big Song
15 years ago, when I lived in the Marshall Islands, global warming was just something that scientists talked about. I did, however, notice that parts of the reef were bleaching. I took note of the…
Kajoor eo an Jukjukūn pād – Tornado Recovery
Springdale, just north of Fayetteville, has about 85,000 people and is home to the our largest Marshallese community. On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, an EF-3 tornado touched down at 4:04 a.m. near the NWA Mall…
Tornado Recovery in Pictures
Over 800 meals and 350 hygiene housing kits were delivered and with financial donations 20 individuals had temporary housing in hotels within the first couple of days after the tornado impacted Springdale, Arkansas on Wednesday…
