{"id":21599,"date":"2018-10-26T16:04:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T16:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/?p=21599"},"modified":"2018-10-26T16:04:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T16:04:10","slug":"mdfdeusa-may-you-rest-in-peace-east-island-hawaii-mdfdejesuisladyliberty132","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2018\/10\/26\/mdfdeusa-may-you-rest-in-peace-east-island-hawaii-mdfdejesuisladyliberty132\/","title":{"rendered":"MDFDE\/USA: May You Rest In Peace EAST ISLAND, HAWAI’I! #MDFDEJeSuisLadyLiberty132"},"content":{"rendered":"
East Island after Hurricane Walaka (FWS). https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/entire-hawaiian-island-was-just-erased-by-hurricane-east-walaka-chip-fletcher-monk-seals-green-sea-turtles<\/a><\/address>\n

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Latest<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Climate change, anyone?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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1786-2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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232 years after La P\u00e9rouse’s discovery of Necker Island and the French Frigates Shoals including East Island, Hawai’i… Another Pacific Ocean TRAGEDY…. E.J.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Louis XVI donnant ses instructions \u00e0 La P\u00e9rouse, 29 juin 1785 \u00a9 Monsiau, Nicolas-Andr\u00e9\u00a0(817) http:\/\/www.chateauversailles.fr\/decouvrir\/histoire\/grands-personnages\/comte-perouse<\/a><\/address>\n

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On November 4, 1786, French explorer Jean-Fran\u00e7ois de Galaup, comte de la P\u00e9rouse, in command of two vessels, La Boussole and L’Astrolabe <\/em>on his ill-fated Pacific expedition, was westward bound from California when he discovered Necker Island and the French Frigates Shoals,\u00a0the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, now part of the\u00a0 Papah\u0101naumoku\u0101kea Marine National Monument,\u00a0currently the largest marine conservation area in the world, about 550 miles northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. Elisabeth Jenssen<\/p>\n

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One Hawaiian island completely wiped off the map; home to monk seals and turtles<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.kitv.com\/story\/39361484\/one-hawaiian-island-completely-wiped-off-the-map-home-to-monk-seals-and-turtles<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, October 25th 2018, 12:47 PM HST by Lindsey Fukano. Photos taken before and after Hurricane Walaka\u00a0show\u00a0the east island completely submerged after it took a beating from the powerful storm surges of the Category 5 hurricane.<\/p>\n

Scientists research opihi populations in pursuit of sustainable harvests<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.khon2.com\/news\/local-news\/scientists-research-opihi-populations-in-pursuit-of-sustainable-harvests_20180104063543308\/901525317<\/a><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.papahanaumokuakea.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

A Category 5 hurricane wiped an entire Hawaiian island off the map<\/h1>\n

By Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, CNN Updated 1815 GMT (0215 HKT) October 25, 2018<\/p>\n

(CNN) <\/cite>Hawaii’s East Island is no longer on the map.<\/p>\n

The island, located about 550 miles northwest of Honolulu, is part of a chain of small island groups in Papah\u0101naumoku\u0101kea Marine National Monument. When the chain was swept by powerful storm surges from Hurricane Walaka earlier this month, East Island was submerged.<\/p>\n

The island was uninhabited, but scientists are worried because it was a refuge for two of the most endangered animals in the world: the Hawaiian green sea turtle <\/a>and the Hawaiian monk seal.<\/p>\n

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A paradise for animals<\/h3>\n

Almost 96{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6} of Hawaii’s green turtle population travels to the island chain<\/a>, known as the French Frigate Shoals, for safe nesting during their breeding season, according to Chip Fletcher, an earth science professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.<\/p>\n

“As we moved around the island this past July, every single step we had to be careful, because there was evidence of turtle nesting,” Fletcher told CNN. “But, thankfully, most of the eggs would have hatched and the hatchlings gone, by the time the hurricane hit.”<\/p>\n

The Hawaiian monk seals — there’s only about 1,400 of them left in the world — spend most of their time on the island lying under the sun and resting on its beaches. Fletcher says they’re usually able to navigate their way around during storms like this one.<\/p>\n

“So we have some reason to be optimistic that it wasn’t totally devastating,” he said. “But the final assessment will rest with the biologists.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So why did it go underwater?<\/h3>\n

The islands in that area are mostly tiny slices of sand and gravel sitting on top of a submerged, extinct volcano.<\/p>\n

“Our understanding is that these islands are formed as sea level falls,” Fletcher said. “Sea levels are rising right now so the fundamental basis for forming these islands no longer exists.”<\/p>\n

Fletcher says East Island may remain underwater partly due to climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“Sea level is rising around the world, these low sandy islands become more and more vulnerable as the ocean rises,” he said.<\/p>\n

“If the ocean was rising very slowly, there’s the potential that these islands could adapt, but rapid sea level rise, as is happening due to global warming, puts these islands out of equilibrium.”<\/p>\n

Hurricane Walaka was a powerful Category 5 storm with winds in excess of 157 mph. It was one of several big storms to barrel through the Pacific this year. Fletcher says warmer weather and warmer water have a lot to do with why storms are getting stronger. And it’s likely we’ll see other islands going underwater, too.<\/p>\n

“The probability of something like this happening has risen and will continue to rise as we warm the ocean and atmosphere,” he said.<\/p>\n

The Papah\u0101naumoku\u0101kea Marine National Monument’s website states there is a marine debris team working in the area that will stop at French Frigate Shoals and conduct a “preliminary assessment of the damage and impacts to wildlife.”<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Links:<\/strong> https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/10\/25\/us\/hawaii-island-hurricane-gone-wxc-trnd\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2018\/10\/this-remote-hawaiian-island-just-vanished\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2018\/10\/photo-essay\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/entire-hawaiian-island-was-just-erased-by-hurricane-east-walaka-chip-fletcher-monk-seals-green-sea-turtles<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2017\/12\/30\/mdfdeusa-congrats-to-maui-hawaii-winners-of-travel-weekly-readers-choice-2017-mdfdefriendshipmercitrain70\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2016\/05\/31\/mdfdeusa-the-maui-county-sister-cities-foundation-celebrates-the-230th-anniversary-of-la-perouses-landing{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}e2{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}80{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}8f-cop21-solarimpulse2-mdfdejesuisladyliberty130-nps\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2016\/04\/21\/mdfdeworld-earth-day-happy-60th-anniversary-sister-cities-international-cop21-mdfdejesuisladyliberty130-nps100\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/blog\/mdfdeusa-may-you-rest-in-peace-pierre-pierrot-moulin\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2014\/05\/30\/mdfde-20th-anniversary-of-the-la-perouse-memorial-in-maui-hawaii-u-s-a\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00ab\u00a0Oh, mon Dieu, elle a disparu\u00a0!\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0: l\u2019\u00eele hawa\u00efenne engloutie apr\u00e8s le passage d\u2019un ouragan<\/h2>\n

Si aucun humain n\u2019y vivait, East Island abritait notamment des esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es comme des phoques moines et des tortues vertes d\u2019Hawa\u00ef.<\/p>\n

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Le territoire des Etats-Unis a r\u00e9tr\u00e9ci depuis quelques jours. Une \u00eele hawa\u00efenne, East Island, a \u00e9t\u00e9 ray\u00e9e de la carte apr\u00e8s avoir<\/a> \u00e9t\u00e9 engloutie par les eaux \u00e0 la suite du passage d\u2019un ouragan au d\u00e9but du mois. L\u2019annonce en a \u00e9t\u00e9 faite lundi 22\u00a0octobre par des scientifiques f\u00e9d\u00e9raux qui se fondent sur des images satellites de l\u2019organisme public am\u00e9ricain U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0J\u2019ai eu un sacr\u00e9 moment de panique. Je me suis dit\u00a0\u201coh, mon Dieu, elle a disparu\u00a0!\u201d<\/em>, a t\u00e9moign\u00e9 Chip Fletcher, climatologue \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 d\u2019Hawa\u00ef. L\u2019\u00eele avait probablement entre 1\u00a0000 et 2\u00a0000\u00a0ans. C\u2019est une fissure de plus dans le mur de notre \u00e9cosyst\u00e8me, qui est en train de tomber<\/a> en ruine.\u00a0\u00bb<\/em> M.\u00a0Fletcher et son \u00e9quipe de chercheurs \u00e9taient en train de faire<\/a> des recherches sur East Island au moyen de drones et de pr\u00e9lever<\/a> des \u00e9chantillons de sable et de coraux pour d\u00e9terminer<\/a> l\u2019\u00e2ge de l\u2019\u00eele. L\u2019objectif \u00e9tait d\u2019\u00e9valuer ses perspectives face au changement climatique.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Nous voulions surveiller<\/a> l\u2019\u00eele et nous sommes donc d\u00e9\u00e7us qu\u2019elle ait disparu, mais d\u2019un autre c\u00f4t\u00e9, nous avons appris que ces \u00eeles sont beaucoup plus \u00e0 risque que nous ne le pensions. Je pensais que l\u2019\u00eele serait l\u00e0 pour une dizaine ou une vingtaine d\u2019ann\u00e9es, mais elle est beaucoup plus fragile que je ne le pensais.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Phoques moines et tortues vertes<\/h2>\n

Le site d\u2019investigation Honolulu Civil Beat a diffus\u00e9 sur Twitter<\/a> des images satellite de l\u2019\u00eele avant et apr\u00e8s le passage de l\u2019ouragan Walaka au d\u00e9but du mois.<\/p>\n

East Island \u00e9tait, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 sa disparition, le deuxi\u00e8me plus grand \u00eelot du banc de sable de la Fr\u00e9gate fran\u00e7aise. Ce bout de terre de 44\u00a0000 m2<\/sup> \u00e9tait situ\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9serve de Papah\u0101naumoku\u0101kea. Si aucun humain n\u2019y vivait, l\u2019\u00eele avait toutefois un r\u00f4le primordial dans la biodiversit\u00e9. Elle abritait notamment des esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es comme des phoques moines et des tortues vertes d\u2019Hawa\u00ef.<\/p>\n

Lien :<\/strong> https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/planete\/article\/2018\/10\/25\/une-ile-hawaienne-engloutie-par-les-eaux-apres-le-passage-d-un-ouragan_5374408_3244.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

East Island after Hurricane Walaka (FWS). https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/entire-hawaiian-island-was-just-erased-by-hurricane-east-walaka-chip-fletcher-monk-seals-green-sea-turtles   Latest: Climate change, anyone?   1786-2018   232 years after La P\u00e9rouse’s discovery of Necker Island and the French Frigates Shoals including East Island, Hawai’i… Another Pacific Ocean TRAGEDY…. E.J. Louis XVI donnant ses instructions \u00e0 La P\u00e9rouse, 29 juin 1785 \u00a9 Monsiau, Nicolas-Andr\u00e9\u00a0(817) http:\/\/www.chateauversailles.fr\/decouvrir\/histoire\/grands-personnages\/comte-perouse   On […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4714,6928,1278,5548,7,361,42,62,4718,5909,260,4730,5579,7318,8,7114,160,161,9480,9,10,11,1493,4834,7056,6796,4720,165,5547,4806,4900,6337,7230,5546,58,7912,14,226,6145,170,5766,15,16,172,5622,59,5694,4697,20,6756,5360,56,22,180,4752,7319,4719,5314,4721,7057,7055,7241,4723,6015,7243,300,618,544,27,8196,4710,7077,1133,628,7242,5833,4763,28,5386,4764,195],"tags":[8628,9478,8910,9698,1377,9683,697,9691,8029,1454,7849,5305,5337,9690,426,5204,9697,9485,2215,301,152,7391,9692],"class_list":["post-21599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture-and-crafts","category-airlines","category-animal-rights","category-architecture","category-arts","category-asia-pacific","category-aviation","category-books","category-business","category-california","category-childrens-rights","category-cinema","category-civil-rights","category-climate-change","category-cruises","category-culture","category-dance","category-diplomatie","category-dom-tom","category-earthquakes","category-ecology","category-economy","category-education","category-electronics","category-employment","category-energy","category-engineering","category-environment","category-europe","category-exhibitions","category-exploration","category-fishing","category-food","category-food-waste","category-francophony","category-french-american-relations","category-gardening","category-gastronomy","category-gay-rights","category-global-warming","category-hawaii","category-health","category-high-tech","category-history","category-immigration","category-international-events","category-internet","category-journalism","category-latest-news","category-leadership","category-lgbtqa-2","category-litterature","category-mdfde-2","category-medicine-and-health","category-ministere-des-affaires-etrangeres","category-music","category-native-americans","category-newspapers","category-photography","category-politics","category-port-structure","category-publishing","category-restaurants","category-safety","category-sailing","category-schools","category-sciences","category-sculpture","category-show-business","category-sightseeing","category-social-entrepreneurship","category-society","category-solar-energy","category-space","category-space-exploration","category-supermarkets","category-sustainability","category-tourism","category-tweets","category-weather","category-wildlife","category-world-war-ii","tag-mdfdefriendshipmercitrain70","tag-parisaccord","tag-c40cities","tag-chateau-de-versailles","tag-elisabeth-jenssen","tag-french-frigate-shoals","tag-honolulu","tag-jean-francois-de-galaup-comte-de-la-perouse","tag-king-louis-xvi","tag-maui","tag-maui-county-sister-cities-foundation-inc","tag-mayor-anne-hidalgo","tag-nathan-eagle","tag-pacific-ocean","tag-paris","tag-president-woodrow-wilson","tag-randy-kosaki","tag-the-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-noaa","tag-the-u-s-congress","tag-the-united-nations","tag-the-united-states-of-america","tag-the-university-of-hawaii-at-manoa-uh-manoa","tag-the-us-fish-and-wildlife-service-fws"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21599"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21612,"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21599\/revisions\/21612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}