“Fjords punch far above their weight in their ability to pull out a lot of carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the mud,” said Brad Rosenheim, geological oceanography professor and paleoclimate expert at the USF College of Marine Science, who explained that scientists only learned of this small-but-mighty role recently. In 2015, an ocean geochemist and professor at the University of Florida, Thomas Bianchi, pioneered a Nature Geosciences study, with his graduate student at the time, Richard Smith (now at Global Aquatic Research LLC), that first opened scientists’ eyes to the powerful role that fjords play in global carbon storage, he said.

The  VoLo Foundation Trustees, David S. Vogel and Thais Lopez Vogel, are pleased to announce the 5th Annual Climate Correction™ Conference and Expo, taking place March 3, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

Juzhong Tan (FAMU) and Daniel Solis (FAMU) have been awarded a grant to study Production and Application of Biochar in Agricultural Practices at Small and Underserved Farms: Soil Enhancement, Carbon Sequestration, and promoting Climate-Smart Commodities.

Odemari Mbuya, a Professor of Agricultural Sciences at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) had two grants totaling nearly $10 million funded by the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) in December, 2022 on Climate-smart commodities: A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Impact of Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) and Soil Microalgae Consortium (Chlorella spp and Scenedesmus spp) as High-Efficiency Carbon Sequestration Model Plants: Implications for Climate Change and Soil Improvement and Reviving the Chestnut: The Climate-Smart Crop. For the industrial hemp grant, FAMU will collaborate with the University of Florida (UF-IFAS) of which Dr. Carlene Chase will be a Co-PI for the UF team. Looking forward working together with UF (a FCI member) and the other partners.

Range expansion of tropical invasive plants due to warming winters | January 19, 2023 | virtual

Climate Adaptation Center's 3rd Annual Florida Climate Conference | February 9, 2023 | Sarasota, FL

Future Leaders' Climate Summit | March 3 - 6, 2023 | Miami Beach, FL

Species on the Move 2023 | May 14 - 19, 2023 | Florida Everglades

At What Point Managed?: Habitability & Mobility in an Era of Climate Change | June 20 - 23, 2023 | New York, NY

Assistant Professor of Climate Science, Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton

Environmental Policy & Program Lead, Broward County | Fort Lauderdale

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

Environmental Project Coordinator, Climate Resilience Unit, Broward County | Fort Lauderdale

Director for Public Policy, Forests, and Climate Change, Global Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society | remote

Applied Climate Modeling Scientist, Global Science, The Nature Conservancy | remote

State Climate & Energy Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy | remote

Senior Extension Associate, Coastal Marine Program, Mississippi State University | Biloxi, MS

Grants Administrator, Coastal States Stewardship Foundation | remote (USA)

Communications & Social Media Coordinator, ReMain Nantucket | Nantucket, MA

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