Nov-December SE Climate Science Newsletter
SE CSC NEWS:
Our Global Change fellow, Michaela Foster, attends National Society of Forestes Meeting. Read more.
New Publication: Meineke EK, Dunn RR, Frank SD. 2014 Early pest development and loss of biological control are associated with urban warming. Biol. Lett. In Press. Read publication.
New Publication: Elsa Youngsteadt, Amy M. Savage, Robert R. Dunn, and Steven D. Frank. Dec 2014 Habitat and species identity, not diversity, predict the extent of refuse consumption by urban arthropods,” Journal Global Change Biology. Read publication.
New Publication: Carlos Botero, F. J. Weissing, J. Wright, D. R. Rubenstein, Evolutionary tipping points in the capacity to adapt to environmental change, Nov 2014, PNAS. Read publication.
Check out our Climate Resources Portal. A concise, well organized portal of climate change reports, tools and background documents. Read more.
Designing Sustainable Landscapes Webiste Portal. The goal of this collaborative effort was to develop a framework for assessing the potential of different conservation design schemes to sustain wildlife populations in the Southeastern U.S. by providing states, joint ventures and other partners metrics for quantifying the potential impact of their management decisions. Read more.
SE CSC affiliated publication: Overcoming skepticism with education: interacting influences of worldview and climate change knowledge on perceived climate change risk among adolescents. Read more.
The SE CSC, together with partner agencies, have submitted a Workging Group for the Southeast for the upcoming National Adaptation Forum. Read more.
Relevant Courses Spring Semester 2015 at NC State University
Paul Fackler: Dynamic Environmental and Resource Management Course (on-line)
Christine Brown: Conservation for the 21st Century (AEC 495-003)
Rob Dunn: Evolutionary Thinking: Measuring the Value of Evolutionary Biology to Society (Zoology 624, section 1)
Martha Reiskind: Conservation Genetics (AEC 495, section 001/592)
SE CSC Faculty Affiliate, John King, organized, Healthy Communities and Sustainable Ecosystems: Understanding and Adapting to Coastal Environmental Change Workshop in Manteo, NC on December 5, 2015. Read more.
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Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaptation Principles into Practice. How should we prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on wildlife and their habitats? What should we be doing differently in light of these climatic shifts, and what actions continue to make sense? This guide offers guidance for designing and carrying out conservation in the face
of a rapidly changing climate. Read more.
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U.S. Climate Reslience Toolkit. The Climate Resilience Toolkit provides resources and a framework for understanding and addressing the climate issues that impact people and their communities. Read more.
Climate Explorer: Climate Explorer is a research application built to support the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. The tool offers interactive visualizations for exploring maps and data related to the toolkit’s Taking Action case studies. Read more.
New Book: Climate Changed: A Personal Journey through the Science, a graphic novel by Philippe Squarzoni. Read more.
New Report: Enhancing the Climate Resilience of America’s Natural Resources. Prepared by the Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience Climate and Natural Resources Working Group. Read more.
New Report: The Role of Research in Online Curriculum Development: The Case of EarthLabs Climate Change and Earth System Modules released in the Journal of Geoscience and Education. Read more.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report warning that greenhouse gas levels are at the highest they have been in 800,000 years. Read more.
World Ocean Atlas Aids HIgh Resolution Climate Studies. Read more.
NC Sea Level Rise Report Update: NC Coastal Resource Commission’s science panel now has a complete draft of the five-year update to it’s 2010 sea level rise report complete. Read more.
USDA Climate Hubs New Website Launches: New online resource for information about the USDA Climate Hubs launched this month. Read more.
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December 8: The South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative and Cultural Resource Conservation – South Atlantic LCC Web Forum at 11 am. Read more.
December 8: Large Landscape Design for Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. 1 pm CST. Read more.
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Symposium: Staying Afloat: Adapting Waterfront Businesses to Rising Seas and Extreme Storms 13th Annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium, December 10.
Organizer: Rhode Island Sea Grant. Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island. Read more.
National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment- Energy & Climate Change. Organizer: National Council for Science and The Environment
Washington, D.C., Jan 27-29, 2015. Read more.
Citizen Science 2015 Conference, San Jose, California, 11-12 February 2015. The first conference of the new Citizen Science Association will be convened in conjunction with the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Climate Leadership Conference, Connecting People, Innovation, and Opportunity, February 23-25, 2015. Read more.
The Nexus 2015: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference will be held March 15-17, 2015 in Chapel Hill, NC. Read more.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is hosting its first Climate Change Symposium – Adaptation and Mitigation. May 3-5, Chicago Illinois. Read more.
National Adaptation Forum, May 12-14, 2015, St. Louis, MO. The Forum represents a collective effort to enhance the resilience of the Nation’s communities, resources and economy in the face of a changing climate. Read more.
Conference: Weather, Water, Energy: News in Every Neighborhood, Society of Environmental Journalists, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. October 7-11, 2015. Read more.
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Appalachian: Climate change’s growing threat to public lands in the Appalachian. Read more.
New recommendations help improve America’s resilience to climate change. Read more.
Caribbean: Puerto Rico’s first island-wide downscale climate projections data now available! Read more.
NOAA in the Caribbean newsletter. Read more.
Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozark: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council announces first round of ecosystem restoration proposals for consideration. Read more.
National Short Leaf Pine Initiative appoints director. Read more.
South Atlantic: SARP releases 10-year anniversary report highlighting their conservation success. Read more.
Looking for volunteers with GIS workstations who aren’t afraid to use them! Read more.
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