[E] Oral

M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-GI General Geosciences, Information Geosciences & Simulations

[M-GI29] Learning from the past to forecast the future environment, climate, and hazards in Pacific Islands

Thu. May 28, 2026 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM International Conference Room (IC) (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Goto Kazuhisa(Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo), Yamazaki Atsuko(Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University), Ichihara Mie(Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo), Carey Rebecca(University of Tasmania)

Past and recent environment, climate, and hazards in the Pacific Islands are of great interest not only to Earth Scientists but also to many other disciplines such as anthropologists and archaeologists. However, because of its high degree of interdisciplinarity, it is often not easy to grasp the overall picture. The main target of this session is to welcome any researchers who have worked on environment, climate and hazards in the Pacific Islands to contribute and share their findings.

+Add all to schedule

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

[MGI29-01] The anthropology of the first astronomers: An Example of Polynesian Seafarers.

★Invited Papers

*Goto Akira¹, Akira Goto Last¹ (1. KIKAI Institute for Coral Reef Sciences)

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

[MGI29-02] Polynesian Dispersal from the Medieval Climate Anomaly to the Little Ice Age (AD 1300 Event): Cases of New Zealand and Chatham Islands

*Tomo Ishimura¹ (1. Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

[MGI29-03] Seasonal Variability of Coral Oxygen Isotopes over the Past Two Millennia from Bora Bora, French Polynesia: Atmosphere–Ocean Interactions during the Medieval Climate Anomaly

Takuya Shimomaki¹, *Atsuko Yamazaki^1,2, Ryohei Uchiyama^3,4,2, Goto Akira^2,4, Tomo Ishimura⁵, Tsuyoshi Watanabe^4,6,2 (1. Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, 2. KIKAI Institute for Coral Reef Sciences, 3. Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, 4. Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, 5. Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, 6. Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University)

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

[MGI29-04] Socio-Hydrology: The Way Forward in the Pacific

★Invited Papers

*Chris Leong¹, Jun Yasumoto¹ (1. Research Institute for Humanity and Nature)

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

[MGI29-05] The 1500-year eruption history of Ambrym Volcano, Vanuatu, inferred from tephra records in its eastern region

*Fukashi Maeno¹, Osamu Ishizuka², Tatsuji Nishizawa³, Yuki Yasuda¹, Sandrine Cevuard⁴, Janvion Cevuard⁴, Ricardo William⁴, John Jr. Niroa⁴, Mie Ichihara¹ (1. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 2. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 3. Mount Fuji Research Institute, Yamanashi Prefectural Government, 4. Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department)

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

[MGI29-06] Time-varying hazard at evolving SW Pacific caldera volcanoes

★Invited Papers

*Shane J Cronin¹, Annahlise Hall¹, Geoffrey Clark², Stuart Bedford² (1. School of Environment, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2. School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Australia)

Session information

[M-GI29] Learning from the past to forecast the future environment, climate, and hazards in Pacific Islands

[MGI29-01] The anthropology of the first astronomers: An Example of Polynesian Seafarers.

★Invited Papers

[MGI29-02] Polynesian Dispersal from the Medieval Climate Anomaly to the Little Ice Age (AD 1300 Event): Cases of New Zealand and Chatham Islands

[MGI29-03] Seasonal Variability of Coral Oxygen Isotopes over the Past Two Millennia from Bora Bora, French Polynesia: Atmosphere–Ocean Interactions during the Medieval Climate Anomaly

[MGI29-04] Socio-Hydrology: The Way Forward in the Pacific

★Invited Papers

[MGI29-05] The 1500-year eruption history of Ambrym Volcano, Vanuatu, inferred from tephra records in its eastern region

[MGI29-06] Time-varying hazard at evolving SW Pacific caldera volcanoes

★Invited Papers

Authentication