 Scientists project a greater number of hurricanes will hit Hawaii in coming years. A 2023 study found that in the last two decades, the greenhouse gas effect increased the frequency of Hawaii's tropical cyclones, the precursors to hurricanes. Farmer says these storms impact seabirds and forest birds in different ways. Birds like the moly, or Laysan albatross, and Pakalakala, grayback tern, nest in low-lying sandy areas in the northwestern Hawaiian islands.