South Central Climate Science Center - LSU

Check out this new article by Wong, Banner, and Musgrove: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379115300329
Their work has produced a new speleothem record covering Holocene climate variability in Texas, in conjunction with modelling and other paleoclimate records.

Holocene climate variability in Texas, USA: An integration of existing paleoclimate data and... Delineating the climate processes governing precipitation variability in drought-prone Texas is critical for predicting and mitigating climate change effects, and requires the reconstruction of past climate beyond the instrumental record. We synthesize existing paleoclimate proxy data and climate si…

LSU is hosting a symposium covering the science, culture, and history of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the 10th anniversary of the storms. Called Katrina@10, it will include several days of exhibitions related to the storm and a day of poster presentations and talks. Scheduled for August 25th-28th, you can find the schedule and more information here:

http://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/ored/katrina-10/katrina-rita-symposium-schedule/

Katrina & Rita Symposium – Schedule Office of Research & Economic Development Louisiana State University 134 David Boyd Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Telephone: 225-578-5833 Fax: 225-578-5983 Email: [email protected]

The national Landscape Conservation Cooperative program has funded a one-year project entitled “Delivering Information and Tools for Increasing Resilience and Adaptation of Communities and Priority Coastal Resources across the Network of Coastal LCCs”. For the initial Atlantic/Gulf coast component of the program, they are seeking a postdoc or research associate to compile and deliver information and enhance information exchange related to prioritizing restoration and management actions to increase resilience of coastal systems and species. Briefly, the coastal resilience research associate would: establish an Atlantic/Gulf coastal resilience team, compile existing coastal resilience and vulnerability information to inform restoration and management alternatives; identify thresholds or measures of viability for selected species under various sea level rise scenarios that have been identified; identify science needs and information gaps; assess the degree to which nature and nature based restoration approaches contribute to community resilience and priority coastal species or resources; and produce a report, website(s) and data portal(s) to enhance the exchange of information and house the results of their efforts. Office location or telework arrangements will be negotiable and travel to various locations along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts is anticipated. Reimbursement will be approximately equivalent to a federal service GS-11/12 position.
For more information, contact: Megan Tyrrell, Coastal Resilience Coordinator for the North Atlantic LCC, [email protected].

Oklahoma State University has another job opening, this time for a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology. The job focuses on coupled human-natural systems, a hot topic in climate science today! Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae and contact information for three references to
[email protected]. The cover letter should describe relevant skills, experiences, as well as career
objectives and research foci. For further information, please contact Dr. Beth Caniglia at (405) 714-3811.

Today is the first day of the official Atlantic hurricane season! Make sure to be prepared!

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TedX Talks: What if climate change is real? - Katharine Hayhoe - Texas Tech University - published May 5, 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtrYNGs9oRM

Katherine is one of the main SC CSC P*s!

What if climate change is real? | Katharine Hayhoe | TEDxTexasTechUniversity Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing the United States and the world. Over the coming century, it is expected to affect agriculture, ener...

There is a new job opening at Oklahoma State University! The title is: Cooperative Education Program Coordinator. It is a full-time position with the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. For more information: https://okstate.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=415.

Now hiring a Cooperative Education Program Coordinator! This position will help manage a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, integrated research project focused on Coupled Human and Natural Changes to ...