The USGS Pacific Islands and Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Centers have supported the development of high-resolution future climate model projections for the steep-gradient watersheds of Hawai‘i and Southeast Alaska. However, these model results are currently not accessible to resource managers in user-friendly formats, and no clear descriptions of the data or uncertainty are available. In…

Changes in Earth’s climate are increasingly affecting natural resources in Hawai‘i and on many other Pacific Islands and territories. Increasing temperatures, decreasing rainfall, and more intense droughts and severe storms are just some of the challenges faced by resource managers. Therefore, the need for high-quality reliable climate data and translated products that can be used…