Research compiled by University of Guam faculty and published in the Journal of Coastal Research found climate signal in a bizarre place.

"Preliminary research by scientists at the Water and Environmental Research Institute found two sites with relatively high concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in the central region of Guam. WERI had been researching potential contamination sources affecting water wells A-23 and A-25 in Sinajana." Read more in this July 15 article in the Guam Daily Post.

"Researchers from NASA and the University of Guam have remotely mapped a large stretch of coral off the coast of the western Pacific island. ... Previously, the survey, which could help conservation efforts, would have taken divers a month." Read more in this article on Nature.com.

The University of Guam, as a partner of the Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center consortium, will be assisting NASA research scientists from May 8 to May 16 with a project to map Guam's priority coral reefs using a state-of-the-art sensing technology.