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April 27, 2021

Mud, sewage threaten Hawaii's coral reefs

  • The state has banned cesspools in new construction and is attempting to remove the existing ones by 2050.
    • By CALEB JONES
    Associated Press

    HONOLULU — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii's steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious — houses were destroyed and businesses swamped, landslides covered highways and raging rivers and streams were clogged with debris.

    But extreme rain events predicted to become more common with human-caused global warming not only wreak havoc on land — the runoff from these increasingly severe storms also threatens Hawaii's coral reefs.


     
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