FCI Partners with Climate Ready America to Launch the Southeast Navigator Network

This project will serve the 72 communities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina that have recently received Community Disaster Resilience Zone (CDRZ) designations from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Dr. Emily Powell from FSU and Carolyn Cox from UF will co-lead the Florida region along with several partners from UF-IFAS Extension and Sea Grant within the CDRZ communities.

U.S. Global Research Program (USGCRP) Announces the Release of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5)

The effects of a rapidly warming climate are being felt in every corner of the US and will worsen over the next 10 years with continued fossil fuel use, according to a stark new report from federal agencies. The Fifth National Climate Assessment evaluates climate impacts across 10 U.S. regions and a wide range of interests, including water, forests and ecosystems, coasts and oceans, agriculture and rural communities, the built environment, energy and transportation, health and air quality, and economic and social systems.

New Study Shows Potency of the Greenhouse Gas Increases with Increased Concentrations

A team of scientists found that carbon dioxide becomes a more potent greenhouse gas as more is released into the atmosphere.

The new study, led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, Science, was published in Science and comes as world leaders meet in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28.

Florida Squeezed: The Convergence of Climate, Communication, and Community

Join the first annual national climate change video game design competition - no experience necessary!

Games will be evaluated by a panel of judges including game design experts, creative writers & artists, and oceans and climate scientists. The top games in each category will receive cash prizes. The top 2-3 games in each category will be made available for the public to play at the University of Delaware e-sports arena; they will also be hosted online and used in teaching demos over the next year (with credit to the developers).

The Climate Innovation Challenge (CIC) cultivates student leaders who can think innovatively and communicate effectively about adapting to our changing climate. CIC is a free international STEAM program for grades 3-12 that guides students through the creation of climate change solutions while developing storytelling and video production skills. The program was developed by CAVU to challenge students to create unique ideas on adapting to increasing climate impacts like floods, fires, drought, rising temperatures, and sea-level rise. We encourage students to “think globally and adapt locally,” creating solutions to implement themselves in their communities.

Dr. Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf’s PhD candidate Maryam Pakdehi in the CEE Department at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering received a scholarshipt to present her research at the 9^th biennial UF Water Institute Symposium. Additionally, his PhD student Samiul Kaiser in the CEE Department at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering received a StAR scholarship from ASCE Foundation to present his research at 2024 EWRI Congress.

CONGRATULATIONS!

2024 Florida Legislative Preview | December 13, 2024 | virtual

Climate Cafe Series | January 17, 2024 | Miami, FL

Agriculture 2040/2070 | January 24, 2024 | virtual

DEP Resilient Florida Grants Webinar Series | various dates | virtual

Florida

Assistant Professor - Climate Resilience Engineer, University of Florida | Gainesville

Assistant Professor, Climate Change Ecologist, Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton

Water Resources & Hydrology Posdoc, Florida State University | Tallahassee

Post Doctoral Associate, Climate Change Disinformation and Propaganda, University of Miami | Miami

Senior GIS Analyst, RED Resilience Unit, Broward County | Fort Lauderdale

Water Resources Manager, Resilient Environment Dept, Broward County | Fort Lauderdale

National, International, and Remote

Senior Director, Climate Strategy, Audubon | remote

Applied Researcher, Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International | flexible

Community and Climate Resiliency Manager, The Nature Conservancy | any TNC office in Missouri

Climate Change & Energy Director, The Nature Conservancy | Bejing, China

Maryland Sea Grant Coastal Climate Specialist, University of Maryland Sea Grant | Queenstown, MD

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