The biggest difference between hurricanes Ian and Idalia? What - and where - they hit

The full scope of Hurricane Idalia’s destruction is still coming into focus, but experts say one thing is clear: It could have been more like the damage wrought by Hurricane Ian had it hit anywhere else on the Florida coast. Professors Jeff Carney and Kathryn Frank spoke with CNN.

The Climate Dictionary: Speak Climate Fluently

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) just published an excellent piece of work, “The Climate Dictionary: Speak Climate Fluently" defining 40 frequently used climate terms in a simple way, addressing the need for accurate, easy-to-understand information about climate change.

The dictionary defines important basic terminologies such as the distinction between weather and climate and goes beyond strictly climate change-related items by covering such terminologies as "blue economy" and "greenwashing".

Florida researchers are exploring how climate change makes health disparities worse along the Gulf

Florida researchers have received $1.5 million from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to map climate change health burdens.

Florida State University is partnering with Colorado University Boulder and Tulane University to identify climate change and health disparities along the Gulf Coast.

Call for abstracts

The Gulf of Mexico Conference (GOMCON) Program Committee and Session Chairs invite oral and poster abstract submissions for the sessions listed on our sessions page. There is no abstract submission fee.

The deadline to submit an abstract is October 13, 2023.

The next Gulf of Mexico Conference will be held February 19-22, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.

PI Chris Uejio (FSU) with Co-PIs Tisha Holmes (FSU) and Emily Powell (FSU) have been awarded a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to further develop the Florida Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Program. Florida 

BRACE has worked since 2010 to improve the ability of the public health sector to respond to the health effects of climate variability and change. The focus of this new award will be on tropical cyclones, resilience, and health equity. FSU news release.

PI Yan Wang (UF) with Co-PIs Maria Watson (UF) and Lili Du (UF), were awarded $456,702 from NSF to study "Spatial Explanation and Planning for Resilience of Community-Based Small Businesses to Environmental Shocks"

CONGRATULATIONS!

Sea Level Rise Upper Limit Webinar | September 12, 2023 | virtual

Agroclimate: Tools for Managing Climate Risk in Agriculture | September 13, 2023 | virtual

The Intersection Between Community Design and Public Health | September 18, 2023 | virtual

NASA UNBOUND Coastal Issues Workshops | September 18, 19, 25, 26, 2023 | virtual

Extreme Disturbances and Climate Change in Southeast US | September 26, 2023 | virtual

Florida Resilience Conference | September 27 - 29, 2023 | Fort Lauderdale, FL

Gainesville/Alachua County Climate Summit | September 30, 2023 | Gainesville, FL

Florida Climate Week | October 2 - 8, 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

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

National, International, and Remote

Climate Resilience Specialist, University of WA Climate Impact Group | Seattle, WA

Manager, Global Climate Cooperation Operations, Environmental Defense Fund | remote

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

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