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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · 8d

🐝 Upcoming Seminar: Collaboratively Assessing the Status and Vulnerability of Bees in the Southeast and US Caribbean for Effective Management Action

📅 Oct. 15 at 1:00pm ET
🎙️ Dr. Hailey Shanovich, USGS
🌐 Zoom

🔗 Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/v8Xb_-s

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · 8d

⏰September is ending but our #newsletter has some timeless blogs, #GreenJobOpportunities, and can't miss events! 🌍 Read the full thing on our website: https://loom.ly/o2c9jOw

September 2025 Newsletter

Catch up on all the latest news, events, and webinars in the SE CASC monthly newsletter.

secasc.ncsu.edu

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · 9d

The NOAA Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) is pleased to announce the release of the updated “Disaster Guide”.

You can access the updated Guide (in both English and Spanish!) here: https://www.noaa.gov/regions/noaa-disaster-resilience

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · 12d

🌿 10 Ways SE CASC is Strengthening the Southeast 🌍

Since 2011, SE CASC has created science that is useful and used by our partners. Here, we highlight ten key examples that show how we’re serving the Southeast.

🔗: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/09/17/strengthening-southeast/

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · 13d

🚨There's still time to apply for the Invasive Vines Winter Institute! Students will get a chance to engage in hands-on learning about #InvasiveSpecies management methods in the #Southeast.

🌎Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ

Applications Open for 2025 Invasive Vines Winter Institute

Through the Winter Institute, selected students will get on-the-ground training and help develop an integrative approach to managing invasive vines.

secasc.ncsu.edu

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · 14d

Attention #students, faculty, practitioners, and community members across #NorthCarolina 📣 #NCWRRI is accepting #abstracts for their 2026 Annual Conference!

🚨 Submit by Nov 10: https://loom.ly/Rdtfs1A

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · 19d

Happening next week: Our colleagues at the The Caribbean Green Technology Center at UVI are hosting Heat Summit 2025 on Friday, September 26, 2025.

Hybrid. Register for the Heat Summit here: https://loom.ly/AvoouH0

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · 21d

📣Attention grad students: applications for the Invasive Vines Winter Institute are open! This incredible program offers students a chance to contribute to the development of an integrative approach to #InvasiveSpecies management.

🍃Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ

Applications Open for 2025 Invasive Vines Winter Institute

Through the Winter Institute, selected students will get on-the-ground training and help develop an integrative approach to managing invasive vines.

secasc.ncsu.edu

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Sep 2

Join us for 3-Minute Theses presentations by the 2025-2026 cohort of Global Change Research Fellows!

🗓️ Sept. 23 at 10:30am ET via Zoom

Register: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/08/18/f25scisem-fellows/

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join the Southeast RISCC management network for their first webinar of the fall on "Supporting Early Detection of Invasive Insects with Phenological Mapping"

Register here: https://loom.ly/wiu6Rz0

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Summer is winding down and the hubbub of #BackToSchool is heating up, but our newsletters never stop! 🔥 Check our latest August #newsletter full of new publications, upcoming events to fill out your fall, and #FundingOpportunities to spark new ideas: https://loom.ly/rOMXwzc

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Climate.us @climate.us · Aug 26

Welcome to our page! We are glad you are here.

Stay tuned for more exciting news to come.

In the meantime, check out our bio and follow us here and on our other social channels:
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Something exciting is coming soon, stay tuned flyer

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Aug 25

🌿 We’re excited to share the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) 2017–2024 Center Report!

👉 Read the full report here: https://loom.ly/D2dO3Q0

SE CASC Releases 2017–2024 Center Report

Our detailed report highlights seven years of successes and partnerships of the Center.

secasc.ncsu.edu

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Aug 21

Happening next week! Make sure you register soon.

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Aug 6

💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological #drought.

📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/N5hpyLE

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Aug 18

As climate change accelerates, once-in-a-generation environmental hazards are becoming more frequent. Most studies examine these hazards as isolated events, but new research shows how they stack up most often in resource-limited areas.

Read more: https://loom.ly/8tBh9Wg

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Aug 11

🌱 A new paper led by several CASC staff introduces RAD (resist-accept-direct) switch points and triggers. These tools help identify the right moment to pivot.

📄 Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479725023953?via%3Dihub

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Aug 6

💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological #drought.

📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/N5hpyLE

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎉 Happy National Intern Day! 🎉 Today we’re celebrating Juan and Joleen, our summer science and communication interns who just wrapped up their 10-week program at SE CASC! Congratulations, both!

#NationalInternDay #ScienceCommunication #ClimateAdaptation #FutureLeaders #ThankYouInterns

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Jul 31

💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with USGS Scientist Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological drought.

📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/29/s... 🧪

Science Seminar: Managing for Aquatic Ecological Drought

In this SE CASC science seminar, our speaker will cover the lessons learned from our recent aquatic drought workshop, including science needs and future directions.

secasc.ncsu.edu

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Jul 28

🌊 Parts of coastal NC are underwater 1/3 of the year due to sunny-day flooding.

Our Global Change Research Fellow, Thomas Thelen, is an engineer PhD candidate working on solutions that blend feasible coastal structures and community values.

🖥️ Watch the WRAL feature: www.wral.com/weather/sunn...

Sensors reveal a "sunny day" flooding crisis on North Carolina coast

New research finds “sunny day” tides now flood some N.C. streets a third of the year, far beyond tide-gauge estimates, corroding infrastructure as towns weigh costly fixes.

www.wral.com

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Jul 22

A new report from USGS details the historical geological event caused by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina and the bureau's response.

By January 2025, the bureau had compiled an inventory of more than 2,200 landslides.

Read the report here: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/u...

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Jul 22

There are loads of climate jobs, funding opportunities, and adaptation news from the Southeast in our July newsletter!

Check it out: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/j...

July 2025 Newsletter

Catch up on all the latest news, events, and webinars in the SE CASC monthly newsletter.

secasc.ncsu.edu

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Jul 21

🔥 The interagency Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is soliciting proposals from both government and non-government entities through several NOFO announcements.

Closing on September 18th at 5 PM MT. loom.ly/3rdEi-k

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Jul 16

We are pleased to announce that the draft 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan for Tennessee is available for public comment through August 4!

SE CASC science and scientists were utilized to develop several chapters of this plan and several other states' plans in the Southeast: loom.ly/_LGEy4A

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · Jul 11

Our summer science and communication #interns, Joleen & Juan, got to meet Loretta (left) and Ernie (middle) during our field visit to the Yates Mill Aquatic Conservation Lab!

They (except Ernie) are helping with #science synthesis and #communication projects. Watch this space for their products!

Loretta, Joleen, and Juan standing next to a large freshwater tank named "Ernie" from Sesame Street.

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