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Study: Subseasonal Forecasts Provide a Powerful Tool for Protecting Whales: Effective management of marine mammal populations threatened by man-made impacts is particularly challenging for marine environments. Not only are these environments highly dynamic and difficult to observe, previous static management approaches have proven problematic or ineffective in marine environments, particularly for highly migratory species or for species undergoing distributional shifts due to climate change.

U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit: NOAA and partners released Implementing the Steps to Resilience: A Practitioner's Guide, a handbook for national climate resilience. The book, with accompanying online resources, is designed to help climate adaptation practitioners work with local governments and community organizations to incorporate climate risk into equitable, long-term decision-making. With this user-friendly guide, resilience and adaptation professionals can learn how to implement the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit’s Steps to Resilience.

New Study Uses FIREX-AQ Data to Link Aerosol Properties to Wildfire Smoke: Atmospheric aerosols are effective at scattering light and causing reduced visibility, and the extent to which this process occurs can be linked to overall aerosol concentrations and human health impacts. Measurements taken during the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ) campaign provide a record of this aerosol light scattering during the 2019 wildfire season in the western U.S.

EBTJV Habitat News Brief - Thank You Veterans: Thank you to those who have served! A special thanks to the many veterans who are employed by or volunteer with agencies and organizations that protect, enhance, and conserve our coldwater resources.

Environmental Justice and Agriculture: Dr. Sacoby Wilson and Dr. Frank K. Lake provide definitions and examples of the links between environmental justice, traditional ecological knowledge, climate change, and agriculture and forestry.

Climate Change Impact: Food Systems, Food Security, and Global Linkages: Food systems both impact and are affected by climate change. Emissions come not only from farming, but also from the processing, manufacturing, distribution, storage, sale, and preparation of food, and the disposal of food wastes. Likewise, climate change influences not just agriculture, but activities that occur throughout this larger system. In this talk, Dr. Peters will address the fundamental concepts of food systems and food security. He will explain how scientists estimate climate emissions from individual supply chains and from whole food systems. He will also consider case study examples of strategies for reducing emissions viewed both from the production and consumer ends of the food system.

Where does global warming go during La Niña?: People have started to ask us whether all these La Niñas could offset global warming. The short answer is no, La Niña is no match for global warming.

U.S. Climate Summary for October 2022: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information released the agency’s October 2022 climate summary this week. Below are some highlights.

Climate Change Vulnerability New Habitat Assessments: Research also assessed the climate change vulnerability of three habitats characteristic of the Appalachian LCC region: the South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Habitat; Central Interior Highlands Calcareous Glade and Barrens; and Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry Mesic Oak Forest.

Climate Change Vulnerability Previous Habitat Assessments: Research compiled the results of habitat assessments from five previous research projects. These include two projects in the Central Appalachian and Cumberland - Southern Appalachian portion of the LCC; habitat assessments completed in the North Carolina portion of the Cumberland - Southern Appalachian subregion; habitat assessments in the northeastern portion of the Central Appalachian subregion; and a draft assessment for a habitat in the Interior Low Plateau.

Climate Change Vulnerability Previous Species Assessments: The research compiled a compilation of 700 species vulnerability assessments from previous research. Each excel file contains a subset of data from a compilation of scores for these species in the Appalachian LCC.

Introduction to the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Research Project: Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies are dependent on the best available projections of how climate will change and impact a region’s natural and cultural resources. Understanding the vulnerability of various species and habitats within the Appalachian LCC to climate change is of critical importance. Identifying the most appropriate steps to acquire climate vulnerability information and then using this information to inform adaptation and mitigation strategies is a major research priority of the LCC.

Warren Wilson College: A liberal arts college grounded in social responsibility, where hard work and community are more than just words.

University of West Alabama: The University of West Alabama is a state-supported, coeducational institution of higher learning governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor. As a regional institution, the University’s foremost commitment is to meeting the educational needs of the State and particularly of the West Alabama area. Valuing a diverse student enrollment, though, it also welcomes students from throughout the United States and from other countries.

University of Maryland: The University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities.

University of Alaska – Fairbanks: UAF's colleges and schools offer instruction in more than 100 disciplines, including vocational and technical programs. Graduate degrees are available in a wide range of academic fields. UAF is internationally known for its research in the Pacific Rim and the circumpolar North. It is consistently among the top 100 universities in the nation for funding from the National Science Foundation.

Rebel Eloy Emanis Pine Savanna and Bird Sanctuary: A private, therapeutic, 50-acre, fledgling, home-grown pine savanna in Deep East Texas.