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Jan 17, 2025

Call for Faculty to Submit a Proposal for a 2025 PR-CLIMA Fellow 

Program Overview  The goals of the Puerto Rico CLIMA (Capacitación Laboral en Investigación y Manejo Adaptativo) program are to advance scientific priorities and research questions identified by the Puerto Rico…

Jan 17, 2025

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!

Jan 16, 2025

Study examines how climate change has shaped coastal forests over the last decade

A new study finds that climate change may have a range of contrasting effects on coastal forests, both slowing and enabling growth in areas where sea levels are rising and storms are more common. Researchers compared a decade of forest growth data from two types of environments across the mid-Atlantic, southeastern, and Gulf coasts of…

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.