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Climate Change Falsification of Data - In the News

FYI. You may have read or seen information on news about the falsification of data and/or hiding of data on climate change. The Union of Co…

Started by Mike SprangerLatest Reply

Sea-Level Rise Visualization for Alabama and Mississippi

LaDon Swann, Director of Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium has forwarded the following link: http://gom.usgs.gov/slr/index.html. Th…

Started by Christopher L CongerLatest Reply

Your help needed. Comment on “Climate Change: Fitting the Pieces Together”

I have a request of the SG Climate Change Network. We (Wisconsin Sea Grant) have been recently notified that we’re recommended for funding…

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national SG climate survey and new SG climate funding: an opportunity

Hi - All are probably aware of the new funds -- $30K/year -- being offered by the national SG office for climate adaptation work with coast…

Started by Joe Cone

0 Apr 25, 2012

SGCN Workshop 2012/2013

Dear members,We are currently planning a Sea Grant Climate Network meeting for  2012-2013.  We'd like some information from you on how like…

Started by Juliette Finzi Hart

3 Jan 24, 2012
Reply by Erin De Vries

Updating the SGCN Ning Site

  We're in the process of making some changes to the Sea Grant Climate Network Ning site.  We'll be adding new content soon and will likely…

Started by Andy Bohlander

0 Dec 6, 2011

Needs Assessments on Climate Change??

Have any of you been involved or know about needs assessment in you state or region, on climate change adaptation. I am trying to evaluate…

Started by Vicky

4 Jun 28, 2011
Reply by Rochelle Sturtevant

Climate Change Toolkit for Educators

 Hi everyone! I need your help! I was just recently brought on to an interagency effort that is currently going on that is working to cre…

Started by Chelsea Lowes

0 Apr 13, 2011

Adaptation and Sea Level Rise - your input desired...

People are asking....What would you want the us (general public) to do begin to adapt to sea level rise? They may or may not live on the sh…

Started by Pam Rubinoff

0 Nov 9, 2010

Human Health and infectious disease

I find this latest report from the Center for Disease Control rather interesting. In many of the human health models related to climate cha…

Started by Mike Spranger

0 Jul 14, 2010

Climate Solutions Consensus Webinar - 29 April 2010

Island Press WebinarThe Climate Solutions Consensus with David Blockstein and Leo Wiegman Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT I…

Started by Mike Spranger

0 Apr 28, 2010

2010 Webinar Series for Disaster-Resilient Homes

Michael Liffmann from the National Sea Grant Office asked me to post this to the network:The Resilient Home Program is proud to announce th…

Started by Lisa Adams

0 Mar 5, 2010

Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessments

Hey folks - I am looking for examples of risk and vulnerability assessments that include climate change.  In refining curriculum on adaptat…

Started by Pam Rubinoff

1 Mar 4, 2010
Reply by Christopher L Conger

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