June 2015 Newsletter

News and upcoming events related to the Southeast Climate Science Center. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter here.

 
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Do you live and/or work in the Southeast? Are you concerned about the effects of climate change on water? EcoAdapt would like to hear fromyou. Your answers will provide valuable insight on the state of water resources in the southeast. Please take the survey
Triangle Climate and Landscape Brown Bags: Each month on the second Thursday, the South Atlantic LCC, the Southeast Climate Science Center (SECSC), the Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH), and the State Climate Office of North Carolina (NCSCO) bring you the Triangle Climate and Landscape Researchers’ Brown Bag, an informal lunchtime discussion with a variety of experts. See the Summer Schedule
Webinar Recording Now Available: SE CSC affiliate, Jennifer Costanza’s webinar recording for Using State-and-Transition Simulation Models to Guide Sustainable Management of Ecosystems: Three Case Studies from across the U.S. on May 7, 2015 is now available. View the Webinar
Learn how scale insects are affecting urban trees in a warming climate: See the Reports
Southeast Climate Organizations Convene at National Adaptation Forum:A Southeast Working Group convened at the National Adaptation Forum in May, where they joined hundreds of adaptation professionals across the nation to answer the question, how can we better connect, communicate, and collaborate across organizations and disciplines to better support communities as they adapt to climate change? See What They Learned
New publication from SE CSC PI, Ilsa Kuffner:A Century of Ocean Warming on Florida Keys Coral Reefs: Historic in situ Observations Read the Publication
Researchers Seek Sneak Peek Into the Future of Forests:Funding from the SE CSC has enabled scientists from all over the world to collect the remaining flora and fauna in the chambers in order to study all aspects of change in a forest’s future. To see an example of this, read this article, featuring comments from SE CSC PI, Rob Dunn, on forest warming chambers coming down in Duke Forest and implications of future research on forest ecosystem changes in a warming climate. Read the Article

 
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The Changing Carolina Coast: A Radio Series by Dave Dewitt, Environmental Reporter for WUNC.Listen Now

 
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TED Talk: Talk Nerdy To Me: Melissa Marshall brings a message from the TED stage to all scientists (from non-scientists): “We’re fascinated by what you’re doing. So tell us about it — in a way
we can understand.” View TED Talk
Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives: This publication from The Climate and Traditional Knowledges Workgroup (CTKW) is intended to be an informational resource for tribes, agencies, and organizations across the United States interested in understanding TKs in the context of climate change.Read the Guidelines
Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force Releases 2014 Highlights of Progress and 2015 Implementation Plan. View the Release
New Report: 2015 Corporate Climate Adaptation Survey from The University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) and Four Twenty Seven, with support from the Business for Social Responsibility (BSR). See the Report
Summer 2015 Professional Development Series for Teachers: Weather, climate, and climate change are important topics in today’s society. Many science educators are expected to teach these subjects even with no formal training in these areas. With this in mind, Colorado State University (CSU) presents their Weather and Climate for Teachers course, sponsored by CMMAP and the Little Shop of Physics. Access the Course
Native Voices from the Frontiers of Climate Change: Watch videos of native peoples on the front lines of climate change, and hear real stories about adaptation and subsistence. Learn More 
 
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Climate Change: Embedding Social Sciences into Climate Policy: June 10th, 9:00 AM PDT (12:00 PM EDT):Looking back over 25 years of work, it is increasingly clear that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) process should extend its scope to include insights from social and behavioral sciences. Join Dr. David Victor, Chairman of the Global Agenda Council on Governance for Sustainability at the World Economic Forum for this webinar discussion. Learn More and Register
An Introduction to CRAVe: A Climate Registry for the Assessment of Vulnerability:June 23rd, 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT): The Climate Registry for the Assessment of Vulnerability (CRAVe) is a new web-based community resource from the USGS that houses information on assessments of the vulnerability of various natural and human resources to a changing climate. This webinar will provide an overview of the purpose of CRAVe and outline key features of the tool, including the basic reporting elements and search functions. Learn More and Register
Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change: June 26th, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT (2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT): Hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP), this presentation will review known variability in extreme weather such as excessive heat, cold waves, floods, droughts, hurricanes, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Projections and uncertainties of how these hazards might change due to global warming will be reviewed. Learn More and Register

 
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SAVE THE DATE: 2015 Rising Seas Summit: November 12th – 13th, Cambridge, MA: The Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) has announced the 2015 Rising Seas Summit, which will be held in collaboration with the City of Boston and the Boston Green Ribbon Commission.  More information will be released soon. Learn More
Conference: Tribal Lands and Environment Forum: August 17th – 20th, Minneapolis, MN: Hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP), National TWRAP Steering Committee, and USEPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). The forum will feature special trainings, field trips, and breakout sessions focused on solid/hazardous waste management, brownfields, UST/LUSTs, Superfund sites, and emergency response, as well as sessions focused on water quality, drinking water, and habitat restoration (including wetlands, streams and fisheries) and on climate change.Learn More and Register
 
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Appalachian:
*Genetics Provide New Hope for Endangered Freshwater Mussels  Read More
*Monthly carbon dioxide levels hit new milestone  Read More
More News from the Appalachian LCC
Caribbean:
*Assistant Secretary Esther Kia’aina Convenes U.S. Insular Areas Climate Change Stakeholder Meeting  Read More
More News from the Caribbean LCC
Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks:
*Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment (GCVA) Project Update  Read More
*Proposal to Remove Louisiana Black Bear from Endangered Species List  Read More
More News from the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks LCC
Peninsular Florida:
*Florida State Wildlife Grants Announced, Request for Proposals – Applications due by July 13, 2015  Read More
*June 1 Update: Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation  Read More
More News from the Peninsular Florida LCC
South Atlantic:
News from the South Atlantic LCC

 
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Study Reveals How Eastern US Forests Came to Be: A new study of nearly all the trees and shrubs in the southern Appalachians from Duke University has delivered powerful insight into the origin of forests in the eastern United States. Learn More
 
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Climate Resilient Landscapes Initiative: This fund from the Open Space Institute will provide $5.5 million in matching grants for land protection to land trusts that focus on areas that will help facilitate wildlife adaptation to climate change. Learn More