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The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) helps fish, wildlife, water, land, and people adapt to a changing climate.

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Our Global Change Research Fellows Program supports graduate students that study interdisciplinary climate change across the Southeast.

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Since 2011, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center has funded projects that help fish, wildlife, people, and places adapt to a changing world.

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Our University-Federal-Tribal partnerships span from Arkansas to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Become an affiliate and find your next collaborator.

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Science Seminar: Science Needs Related to Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change

Nutrients and warm waters stimulate algae growth, but it is not clear how the many parameters affected by climate change will influence the production of toxins by Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Join this seminar to learn more!

SE CASC Glossary: What Does Climate Adaptation Mean?

What does it mean to adapt to the climate? In this blog series, SE CASC defines this and other niche terms.

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How We Classify Flood Risk May Give Developers, Home Buyers a False Sense of Security

Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas threatened by flooding. This phenomenon, called the “safe development paradox,” is described in a new paper from North Carolina State University. Lead author Georgina Sanchez, a research scholar in NC State’s Center for Geospatial Analytics, said this…

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