Caleb Jones, Author at Valley News

This Sept. 13, 2019 photo shows a chunk of bleached, dead coral shown on a wall near a bay on the west coast of the Big Island near Captain Cook, Hawaii. One of the state's most vibrant coral reefs thrives just below the surface in a bay on the west coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. Here, on a remote shoreline far from the impacts of sunscreen and throngs of tourists, scientists see the early signs of what’s expected to be a catastrophic season of coral bleaching in Hawaii. The ocean here is about three and a half degrees above normal for this time of year. Coral can recover from bleaching, but when it is exposed to heat over several years, the likelihood of survival decreases. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Hawaii coral show signs of stress

by Caleb Jones Associated PressSeptember 23, 2019

CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii — At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black rocks meet the Pacific, small off-the-grid homes overlook the calm blue waters of Papa Bay on Hawaii’s Big Island — no tourists or hotels in sight. Here, one of the islands’…

Dexter Kaiama, center, joins demonstrators gathered to block a road at the base of Hawaii's tallest mountain, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, to protest the construction of a giant telescope on land that some Native Hawaiians consider sacred. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Telescope location sparks protests

by Caleb Jones Associated Press, and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressJuly 15, 2019

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2015 file photo, T.J. and Misti Madden, of Hilo, Hawaii, watch as a large wave crashes off a sea wall in Hilo, Hawaii as hurricane Ignacio moves past the state. Some of Hawaii's most iconic beaches could soon be underwater as rising sea levels caused by global warming overtake its white sand beaches and bustling city streets. That’s alarming for a state where beach tourism is the primary economic driver. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

Hawaii plans to preserve iconic beaches

by Caleb Jones Associated PressApril 21, 2019

Debris is scattered after Super Typhoon Yutu hit the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 in Garapan, Saipan. Residents of the U.S. territory braced Thursday for months without electricity or running water after the islands were slammed with the strongest storm to hit any part of the U.S. this year. (AP Photo/Dean Sensui)

Super Typhoon Strikes Islands

by Caleb Jones Associated Press, and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressOctober 25, 2018

As lava activity erupts in the background, cars drive down Hwy 132, Friday, May 18, 2018, near Pahoa, HI. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

More Homes Destroyed by Lava Flow in Hawaii

by Caleb Jones Associated PressMay 20, 2018

Volcanic gases and ash rise from recent lava fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii on Monday, May 14, 2018. People nixing vacations to Hawaii's Big island has cost the tourism industry millions of dollars as the top attraction, Kilauea volcano, keeps spewing lava. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Eruption Costs Millions in Tourism

by Caleb Jones Associated Press, and Sophia Yan Associated PressMay 15, 2018

In this Saturday, May 5, 2018 photo, a new fissure erupts in Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii. Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano has destroyed homes and forced the evacuations of more than a thousand people. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

Lava Flow Destroys 26 Homes

by Caleb Jones Associated Press, Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and Sophia Yan Associated PressMay 6, 2018

In a Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 photo, rare species of Hawaiian coral being used to create a seed bank grows in a tank at the Anuenue Fisheries Research Center’s coral nursery in Honolulu. Most of Hawaii’s species of coral is unlike other coral around the world in that it grows very slowly, making restoration projects for endangered reefs in the state difficult. But state officials have come with a plan to grow large chunks of coral in a fraction of the time it would normally take. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Race Is On to Save World’s Coral Reefs

by Caleb Jones Associated PressJune 19, 2016