Josh Green

New Capabilities

Pushing for a compromised site on Mauna Kea

Spain's €1 billion bid to host the Thirty Meter Telescope on La Palma is dead. The consortium behind the giant observatory failed to reach consensus on the financing offer, ending the island's decade-long role as the project's official backup site.

Updated Oct 16

Built World

As of May 2026: Leading state response; submitted federal disaster declaration request

A slow-moving Kona low drenched Oahu beginning March 17, unleashing the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in over twenty years. Flash floods tore across the North Shore and southern reaches of the island, forcing thousands to evacuate and triggering rescue operations that pulled more than 230 people to safety. Damage estimates now exceed $1 billion.

Updated May 30