Management techniques that prevent bleaching of limited reef areas are the only direct interventions known that might reduce coral mortality due to climate change.

Pacific Storms is focused on improving our understanding of patterns and trends of storm frequency and intensity - storminess - within the Pacific region.

1) To develop a multi-dimensional gap analyses to determine how to implement science into the community in order to improve hazard resiliency.

The GCOS (Global Climate Observing System) Upper-Air Network (GUAN) consists of stations selected from the Global Observing System of the World Weather Watch.

As Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS) improve, many NMHSs, especially those of developing countries, seek similar benefits to meteorological services.