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August 2025 Newsletter

August 19, 2025
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Southeast CASC News

The 2025 Southeast CASC Regional Science Symposium is happening Sept 9-11! Registration is closed but you can see available details on our event page.

Join us on Aug 27 at 1pm ET for a Science Seminar on Managing for Aquatic Ecological Drought featuring Kasia Nikiel and Elliot Wickham. 

Our 2025 SE CASC Science and Communication interns, Joleen Buchanan and Juan Gordon, share their reflections on their summer with SE CASC.

2023-24 Global Change Research Fellow, Thomas Thelen, is co-author on a Communications Earth and Environment paper on how Land-based sensors reveal high frequency of coastal flooding, also detailed in this NC State News article. 

Smitom Borah, 2021-22 Global Change Research Fellow, is the lead author on an Environmental Science and Technology article on Quantifying Summer Internal Phosphorus Loading in Large Lakes across the United States.

A new article in the Journal of Environmental Management co-authored by Mitch Eaton details RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) switch points and triggers for adaptation planning.

Sankar Arumugam describes how his Research Improves the Accuracy of Climate Models – Particularly for Compound Extreme Events.

Community News from the Southeast

Partners

USGS details the deadly landslide legacy left by Hurricane Helene. 

Inside Climate News explores how Hurricane Helene and Subsequent Cleanup Efforts Have Decimated North America’s Most Biodiverse Waters.

NOAA offers beach safety videos about common threats in coastal waters so you can know your “Blue IQ”.

Tribal

Visit USET Climate Change Headlines for updates and highlights from across the USET region.  

The Center for Native Health has initiated its first-ever Indigenous Model Cohort of five Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians artists to engage in the process of learning about logic model development

Yellowhammer News features the Poarch Creek Indians Museum and welcome center as a summer destination.

Gatherings

Webinars

Events

Find more events on our calendar.

Resources and Publications

Resources

Publications

Warming accelerates global drought severity. Nature

The authors examined global drought trends to better understand how atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) acts as a key driver of the magnitude, frequency, duration and areal extent of droughts. They found that increased AED significantly contributed to the expansion of moderate to severe droughts. They also suggest that AED is playing an increasingly important role in driving severe droughts which is likely to continue under future warning scenarios.

Indigenous critiques and recommendations for reclaiming nature-based solutions. PNAS

In this article, the authors outline Indigenous concerns and critiques of nature-based solutions (NbS) as a framework. Through two case studies, they show how Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems don’t make divisions between nature and culture. They argue for further exploration of these concepts to achieve greater resonance between NbS and Indigenous peoples’ rights.

Integrating the resist–accept–direct framework into natural resource decision-making processes for climate adaptation. Conservation Biology 

In this article, the authors examined 6 decision frameworks commonly used by conservation practitioners in the context of resist–accept–direct (RAD) for climate adaptation. They found that RAD can easily be integrated into the existing decision processes to provide a menu of climate adaptation actions for navigating changing ecosystems. 

Opportunities

Student Announcements

Three PhD researcher positions are open at UCLouvain in Belgium. Apply by Sept 5.

Hiring Announcements

The Alabama Water Institute is hiring a Hydrologic Scientist. Apply by Aug 31.

The National Humanities Alliance seeks a Research Fellow for the Humanities Workforce. Apply Sept 1.

UCLouvain Land Systems for Sustainability Lab in Belgium seeks two postdocs. Apply by Sept 5.

The University of California, Berkeley is hiring an  Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Climate Equity and Environmental Justice. Apply by Sept 15

The American Flood Coalition is hiring a Technical Associate Director, Flooding, Planning, and Resilience. Open until filled.

The Water Institute is hiring a Social Scientist Policy Researcher. Open until filled.

Funding Announcements

The interagency Joint Fire Science Program is soliciting proposals from both government and non-government entities. Due by Sept 18. 

The USFWS Coastal Program grant is accepting proposals. Due by September 30.