The Heat Will Kill You First

Climate journalist, author and Rolling Stone contributing editor Jeff Goodell will talk about his new book “The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet,” followed by a book signing. 

November 1, 2023

3:00 pm

Reitz Union Auditorium

University of Florida

The event is sponsored by the Florida Climate Institute and the UF College of Journalism and Communications.

FEMA Designates 32 Community Disaster Resilience Zones in Florida

In September, FEMA announced an initial 483 census tracts nationwide that will be eligible for increased federal support to become more resilient to natural hazards and extreme weather worsened by the climate crisis – known as Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZ). FEMA will use the CDRZ designations to direct and manage financial and technical assistance for resilience projects in these areas.

The CDRZ designations identify communities most at risk of the effects of natural hazards and climate change using a tailored version of the National Risk Index that takes into consideration socioeconomic vulnerability as well as physical exposure and risk. An initial 32 CDRZ designations have been identified in Florida.

White House Releases National Climate Resilience Framework

Can Florida’s Coast Survive Its Reliance on Development?

A new paper "Can Florida’s Coast Survive Its Reliance on Development? Fiscal Vulnerability and Funding Woes Under Sea Level Rise" is now out in the Journal of American Planning Association, open access. How much will sea level rise will affect local government revenues in Florida? A LOT: 211 municipalities, $619 billion in assessed property values that currently contribute $2.36 billion. Some 64 municipalities have 50%+ of revenues sitting within 6.5 feet of current sea levels. We pair our spatial analysis with a statewide survey of coastal planners and show that there is no relationship between the level of fiscal risk & prioritization of adaptation planning.

"Scientist in Every Florida School" Program Looking for Scientists

The University of Florida's Scientist in Every Florida School program within the Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI) is looking for scientists to join our database for virtual and in-person K-12 classroom visits to talk about their fields.

FIU Research Participant Recruitment

Are you a university-based, tenure-track researcher interested in and/or currently doing science communication? Your are invited to participate in an exciting research study aimed at understanding how scientists construct identity and engage in public outreach. Your valuable insights will ultimately contribute to the development and support of scientist communicators nationwide.

Each Climate Café is designed to be an informative, casual 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 be applied to help our community adapt in a changing climate.

October 18, 2023

Searing, sweltering, stifling: How record-high temperatures and a marine heat wave baked South Florida this summer.

November 8, 2023

Water, water everywhere...

January 17, 2024

The future of climate

For all three dates:

3:30pm Reception at Salt Waterfront, 4:00pm Program in auditorium

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science

Admission is free

Dr. Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf’s postdoc’s Eunsaem Cho's research entitled "Into the hurricane: Unraveling Hurricane Ian's terrifying impacts ​on Florida" was selected as the People's Choice Award at FSU's 5-minute Research Competition.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Florida Climate Week | October 2 - 8, 2023 | virtual

Climate Smart Floridians Course | October 5 - November 9, 2023 | virtual

CALM Week | October 9 - 14, 2023 | Gainesville, FL

Integrating Resilience in Design, Part 1 | October 11, 2023 | virtual

Climate Service Providers Academy | October 17 - November 28, 2023 | virtual

Playing Models | November 2 & 3, 2023 | Gainesville, FL & virtual

Optimizing Solutions for Resilient Coasts | December 1, 2023 | Gainesville, FL

DEP Resilient Florida Grants Webinar Series | various dates | virtual

Florida

Director, Climate Academy, University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL

Climate Resilience Project Manager, AECOM | Tampa, FL or remote or hybrid

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

GatorCorps (applications due 10/6/23), University of Florida | Gainesville, Cedar Key, & Jacksonville

National, International, and Remote

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

Associate Director, North Carolina State Climate Office, North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC

Director, Coastal Resilience, Audubon | Oyster Bay, NY or Greenwich, CT

Applied Researcher, Climate Solutions, Conservation International | various | Arlington, VA

Applied Climate Scientist, The Nature Conservancy | MN, ND, or SD

Manager, Global Climate Cooperation, Environmental Defense Fund | remote

Manager, Climate Resilient Coasts & Watersheds, Environmental Defense Fund | remote

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Crotty SM, Pinton D, Canestrelli A, et al. (2023). Faunal engineering stimulates landscape-scale accretion in southeastern US salt marshes. Nature Communications (Vol. 14).

Feeley KJ, Bernal-Escobar M, Fortier R, et al. (2023). Tropical Trees Will Need to Acclimate to Rising Temperatures-But Can They? Plants, 12(17).

Fox, R. A., Bacon, A. R., Enloe, H. A., & Bean, E. Z. (2023). Development of sandy soil properties within subtropical residential landscapes. SN Appl. Sci., 5(10).

González-Zamora, Á., Almendra-Martín, L., de Luis, M., Gaona, J., & Martínez-Fernández, J. (2023). How Are Pine Species Responding to Soil Drought and Climate Change in the Iberian Peninsula? Forests, 14(8).

Gupta R, Bhattarai R, Kalita PK, et al. (2023). Evaluation of long-term impact of cereal rye as a winter cover crop in Illinois. Sci Total Environ, 877.

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Kelly, D. L., & Molina, R. (2023). Adaptation Infrastructure and Its Effects on Property Values in the Face of Climate Risk. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 10(6).

Khan, N., & Mehmood, A. (2023). Revisiting climate change impacts on plant growth and its mitigation with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria. South African Journal of Botany, 160.

Kim, D., Park, D. - S. R., & Matyas, C. J. (2023). Spatial Variations in Tropical Cyclone Rainfall over the Western North Pacific According to ENSO Phase. Journal of Climate.

Kuang, B., Schelly, C., Ou, G., Sahraei-Ardakani, M., Tiwari, S., & Chen, J. (2023). Data-driven analysis of influential factors on residential energy end-use in the US. Journal of Building Engineering, 75.

Linda Shi, W. B., Tisha Holmes, Ryan Thomas, Anthony Milordi, et al. (2023). Can Florida's Coast Survive Its Reliance on Development? Journal of the American Planning Association.

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May, J., & Bourassa, M. (2023). Atmospheric Dynamic Response to Coupling Currents to Wind Stress over the Gulf Stream. Atmosphere, 14(8).

McDonald, B. W., Baruzzi, C., McCleery, R. A., Cove, M. V., & Lashley, M. A. (2023). Simulated extreme climate event alters a plant-frugivore mutualism. Forest Ecology and Management, 545.

Milordis, A. C., Butler, W. H., & Holmes, T. J. (2023). What is slowing progress on climate change adaptation? Evaluating barriers to planning for sea level rise in Florida. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change, 28(42).

Pakdehi, M., Ardestani, M., Niksokhan, M. H., Barkdoll, B. D., & Ahmadisharaf, E. (2023). Using Analytical Hierarchy Process for Excess-Chlorine Risk Assessments in a Water Distribution Network: A Case Study. J. Environ. Eng.

Pappo, E., Wilson, C. H., Pitts, J. J., Hammond, W. M., & Flory, S. L. (2023). Toward a new perspective on evaluating climate change resilience of agroecosystems. Ecosphere, 14(9).

Pau, S., Griffith, D. M., Zampieri, N. E., & Costanza, J. (2023). Longleaf pine savannas reveal biases in current understanding of savanna biogeography. Global Ecology and Biogeography.

Perondi, D., Fraisse, C. W., Watson, J. A., Boote, K. J., Zotarelli, L., & Huffaker, R. G. (2023). Assessing the impact of sowing dates and ENSO in a drought index-based insurance for soybean. Climate Risk Management, 41.

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Shilling, E. N., Eckert, R. J., Sturm, A. B., & Voss, J. D. (2023). Porites astreoides coral populations demonstrate high clonality and connectivity in southeast Florida. Coral Reefs.

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