First Friday All Climate Change Talks (FFACCTs)

First Friday All Climate Change Talks (FFACCTs)

Hosted by the USDA Forest Service, Research & Development, in cooperation with the USDA Climate Hubs

The presentation will follow an update on USDA Forest Service and Climate Hub activities

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FFACCTs WEBINAR: Building resilience to and recovering from hurricane impacts

Presentation: Building resilience to and recovering from hurricane impacts

People who live and work in the Southeastern United States are unfortunately familiar with the devastation and loss of life and property that can accompany a hurricane event. While hurricanes have always been a threat to the Southeast, with an average of over two strikes per year since 1900, the threat posed by hurricanes is growing. Recent studies suggest that as ocean temperatures continue to rise, hurricane intensity is increasing. Hurricanes of the future will likely be slower moving, higher category hurricanes that produce destructive winds and flooding.

To help producers remain resilient and productive in the face of this threat, the USDA Southeast Climate Hub worked with subject matter experts across the southeastern US to developed 23 commodity guides with steps that can be taken to prepare for and recover from hurricane impacts.  This presentation will focus on the Pine Forest Landowners Guide, and how the process of developing the guides can be applied to planning and recovery efforts associated with other natural disasters in the US.

View the Hurricane Preparation and Recovery Guide for Pine Forest Landowners

View all 23 Hurricane Preparation and Recovery Commodity Guides

About the presenters:

Michael Gavazzi is the coordinator for the USDA Southeast Climate Hub and natural resource specialist for the USDA Forest Service Eastern Threat Center. He has 20 years of experience as a biological scientist with the USDA Forest Service Southern Global Change Program and Eastern Threat Center.  As coordinator for the SE Climate Hub, Michael’s work focuses on delivering climate related outreach, tools, and information to land owners and natural resource managers to help inform decision making and improve the resilience and productivity of their working lands.

Questions: please contact Anne Marsh, National Program Lead for Climate Change Research,  anne.marsh@usda.gov