Upcoming Events
Science Seminar: 2024-2025 Global Change Research Fellows 3-Minute Thesis Presentations
October 9 at 1:00 pm ET
We are excited to introduce our 13 new Global Change Research Fellows! Join us for 3-minute thesis style presentations from the cohort of 2024-2025. Each fellow will present about their research for three minutes with three slides with 2 minutes of Q&A afterwards.
Come learn about the program and meet this interdisciplinary team of future leaders!
Thu, Oct 10, 2024 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Introducing ecological drought as a scientific concept distinct from other definitions of drought, this webinar explores recent advances on the topic, including the transformational drought, drought vulnerabilities, and understanding the future of low-flows.
This is Webinar #1 in a five-part webinar series that seeks to raise awareness of ecological drought, share actions that strengthen ecosystem resilience and mitigate the impacts of droughts, and advancements in integrating interdisciplinary research and management needs for future drought planning and preparedness. The series is co-hosted by NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC), with expert speakers from the research community, tribal nations, and government agencies. Information shared will build on the NIDIS/NCASC 2021 National Ecological Drought Webinar Series.
Presentations and Speakers:
Drought as an emergent driver of ecological transformation in the twenty-first century
Wynne E Moss | USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
A flexible data-driven approach to crafting drought vulnerability assessments for adaptation planning
Shelley Crausbay | USDA Forest Service
What goes with the flow: A review of linkages between climate change, low-flows, water quality, and instream flow management response across the United States
Charlotte Lee | USGS Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
The 78th Annual Conference will be hosted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Make plans now to join us October 12-16, 2024 at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center in Augusta, Georgia.
The Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies is a forum for the exchange of ideas and critical information regarding the management and protection of fish and wildlife resources primarily in the Southeast. The conference attracts over 500 representatives from state and federal agencies, citizens' organizations, universities, private wildlife research groups, fisheries and wildlife scientists, agency enforcement personnel, and other natural resource-related organizations.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - 4:00p.m. reception, 4:30pm program
A Bright Lit Place, part 1
An overview of how the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, the largest water restoration project in US history began. Jenny Staletovich and guests will guide you through the facts and the science that helped build the foundation for the plan.
Thomas Van Lent, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Friends of the Everglades
Curtis Osceola, Chief of Staff, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
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The Climate Café Series is a signature event of the Rosenstiel School that invites students and the public to learn about leading edge climate science happening at the school, and to understand how this research is relevant to South Florida and beyond. Moderated by award-winning WLRN NPR environment reporter Jenny Staletovich, each Climate Café event features Rosenstiel School faculty members, collaborating scientists, graduate students, and key local stakeholders that will explain different aspects of climate science, including its impacts and the challenges facing South Florida.
Each Climate Café event is designed to be an informative, casual afternoon gathering that encourages conversations focused on groundbreaking climate science. The discussions will highlight related research underway at the Rosenstiel School so that ideally, these innovations can help our community adapt to a changing climate. Learn more about how our research activities can help inform policy, while we train the next generation of climate scientists.
You are invited to register and attend this symposium featuring more than 65 talks, posters, and panel presentations. Individuals and teams representing site-specific projects from across Florida’s diverse landscape will share their work, process, experiences, and results.
If your responsibilities include addressing the impacts of flooding, you should be at this symposium.
Register by Friday, September 27, 2024: $395.00
Register after Friday, September 27, 2024: $450.00
Registration fee must be paid by the specified deadline to qualify for the applicable discounted rate.
Continuing Education
If you are a licensed engineer or maintain a professional license issued by a society, an association, an occupational licensing board or a department of professional regulation within your state, you may be eligible to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for attending the conference.
Learn more about CEUs and PDHs here
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 4:00p.m. reception, 4:30pm program
A Bright Lit Place, part 2: Thirty years later from the planning and approval by congress to proceed, this session will explore where we are today, how we got here, and breakdown what was promised and is still being delivered. How has climate change and sea level rise impacted the plan’s timeline and factored into the overall goal for sustainable restoration of the Everglades and South Florida?
- Ben Kirtman, Ph.D., Department of Atmospheric Sciences
- William R Middelthon III, Chair of Earth Sciences. Director Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
- Colonel Terrence "Rock" Salt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Ret.)
- Evelyn Gaiser, Ph.D., Endowed George Barley Eminent Scholars Chair; Distinguished University Professor Biological Sciences; Institute of Environment; FCE-LTER, Florida International University
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The Climate Café Series is a signature event of the Rosenstiel School that invites students and the public to learn about leading edge climate science happening at the school, and to understand how this research is relevant to South Florida and beyond. Moderated by award-winning WLRN NPR environment reporter Jenny Staletovich, each Climate Café event features Rosenstiel School faculty members, collaborating scientists, graduate students, and key local stakeholders that will explain different aspects of climate science, including its impacts and the challenges facing South Florida.
Each Climate Café event is designed to be an informative, casual afternoon gathering that encourages conversations focused on groundbreaking climate science. The discussions will highlight related research underway at the Rosenstiel School so that ideally, these innovations can help our community adapt to a changing climate. Learn more about how our research activities can help inform policy, while we train the next generation of climate scientists.
The Climate Leader is an online training in systems thinking to help fuel the global response to climate change. These materials will help you to be more effective at addressing climate change by enabling you to see the interconnections and big picture in your work. Behind the Climate Leader are decades of experience from the team at Climate Interactive and powerful ideas developed at MIT.
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In this webinar series, practitioners will share information, results and lessons learned through recent work by FHWA/US DOT and State and MPO partners to make the transportation system more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events. The first track focuses on the processes used in the Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2 (Mobile) and transferable methods developed for other agencies to assess the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure. The second track focuses on FHWA's recently completed Climate Resilience Pilot program, which supported 19 pilot projects around the country to assess vulnerabilities and develop strategies to make transportation infrastructure and operations more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events.
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The Florida Climate Institute (FCI) is a multi-disciplinary network of national and international research and public organizations, scientists, and individuals concerned with achieving a better understanding of climate variability and change.