News and Events

Nov 26, 2024

2025 Call for Consortium Project Ideas

The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center is now accepting project ideas from Consortium researchers for projects beginning in August 2025.

Nov 12, 2024

Applications Open for 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellows

The SE CASC is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 cohort of Global Change Research Fellows.

Jan 15, 2025

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.

Jan 6, 2025

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…

Dec 17, 2024

December 2024 Newsletter

Catch up on all the latest news, events, and webinars in the SE CASC monthly newsletter.

Dec 11, 2024

How “thirsty” trees may make forests more vulnerable to climate change

A new study suggests that increased maple populations may leave forests in western North Carolina more vulnerable to extreme weather conditions like flooding and drought.   The southern Appalachian Mountains feature large, intact forests with frequent precipitation. This kind of area would not typically be a place to look for the effects of climate change, but…

Dec 11, 2024

New Project Lightning Talks

Join us for lightning talks on newly funded SE CASC research by the project PIs and management partners.

Dec 11, 2024

2024 Southeast CASC Retrospective

A look back at the jam-packed Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center 2024!

Dec 3, 2024

Applications Open for 2025 Summer Science Communication Internship

SE CASC is now accepting applications for the 2025 summer science communication internship for students at minority serving institutions.

Dec 3, 2024

Researcher Spotlight – Ally Brown

2024-25 Global Change Research Fellow, Ally Brown, tells us about how her research in geoscience education might improve climate literacy.

Nov 29, 2024

Terando Leads DOI Guidance to Incorporate Climate Change Science

SE CASC Research Ecologist, Adam Terando, is a lead author on a new document released by the DOI for incorporating climate science.