New Agriculture 2040/2070 Report Outlines Threats to Florida Agriculture and Recommendations

On Wednesday, January 24, the University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning and 1000 Friends of Florida released a new statewide GIS-based report, Agriculture 2040/2070. This report, downloadable maps, webinar broadcast, and more are available at 1000fof.org/ag2040-2070).

Congratulations to Ben Kirtman!

Ben Kirtman, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and the William R. Middelthon, III Endowed Chair of Earth Sciences at the Rosenstiel School has been elected a 2023 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union for his fundamental work on tropical climate dynamics and climate prediction on timescales from days to decades.

Another Successful Climate Communications Summit!

Special thanks to David Zierden (FSU), Emily Powell (FSU), Cori Matyas (UF), Kati Serafin (UF), Amy Clement (U Miami), David Keelings (UF), and Marshall Shepherd (UGA). Really an all-star line up to help attendees understand the data, changes and trends, and how it all connects to climate change. 

Watch here if you could not attend.

This annual event is a partnership between the FCI and CJC. Looking forward to #10!



Coverage in Invading Sea here

South Florida's Nearshore Reefs Less Vulnerable to Ocean Acidification

Results offer a glimmer of hope as climate change impacts coral reefs worldwide.

Researchers studying South Florida’s coral reefs found that the region’s nearshore reefs and more sheltered inshore areas are less vulnerable to ocean acidification than previously thought – a major climate-related threat to coral reefs as ocean waters absorb more atmospheric CO₂ from the burning of fossil fuels. 

This new study, led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), offers a glimmer of hope for Florida’s iconic coral reefs as ocean acidification, along with marine heat waves and other climate-related threats are impacting coral reefs worldwide.

Science on Tap: Cheers from the Arctic

PIEC 30 - Waste Not, Want Not | February 8-9, 2024 | Gainesville, FL

GOMCON 2024 | February 19-22, 2024 | Tampa, FL

Future Leaders Climate Summit | March 9-11, 2024 | Miami Beach, FL

Sea Secrets Lecture Series: Climate Engineering | April 9, 2024 | virtual & Miami, FL

2024 Earth Charter Conference - Reimagining Education for Ecological Civilizations | April 12-14, 2024 | Winter Park, FL

DEP Resilient Florida Grants Webinar Series | various dates | virtual

Florida

Climate Resilience Coordinator, Broward County | Fort Lauderdale

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

National, International, anRemoteRegion POlicy

Global Change Research Fellows, Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center | flexible

Research Affiliate, Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center | flexible

Post-doc, Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL

PhD position, Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL

U.S. Region Policy Manager, Climate-Smart Agriculture, Environmental Defense Fund | flexible

Center for Natural Climate Solutions Program Coordinator, Conservation International | Arlington, VA

Block Island Climate Resiliency Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy | Providence, RI

Washington State Associate Climate Director, The Nature Conservancy | Seattle, WA

Director, Green Climate Fund Proposal, Conservation International | Lima, Peru

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