Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
@secasc.bsky.social
Our mission is to deliver science to help fish, wildlife, water, land, and people adapt to a changing climate. Consortium of 11 organizations across the SE, hosted at NC State University.
🌿 Researcher Spotlight – Meet Cory McKinstry!
McKinstry is a 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow. His work on disease ecology focuses on Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (“Oo”), a fungal pathogen of snakes.
👉 Read his full story: https://loom.ly/nM0CFHI
McKinstry is a 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow. His work on disease ecology focuses on Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (“Oo”), a fungal pathogen of snakes.
👉 Read his full story: https://loom.ly/nM0CFHI
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🌿 Researcher Spotlight – Meet Cory McKinstry!
McKinstry is a 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow. His work on disease ecology focuses on Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (“Oo”), a fungal pathogen of snakes.
👉 Read his full story: https://loom.ly/nM0CFHI
McKinstry is a 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow. His work on disease ecology focuses on Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (“Oo”), a fungal pathogen of snakes.
👉 Read his full story: https://loom.ly/nM0CFHI
🔦 Researcher Spotlight — Meet Asmit Neupane, 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow
"Temperature rise and shifting rainfall matter, but extremes often determine survival or failure for ecosystems," says Neupane.
👉 Read his story: https://loom.ly/ZS7p8bA
"Temperature rise and shifting rainfall matter, but extremes often determine survival or failure for ecosystems," says Neupane.
👉 Read his story: https://loom.ly/ZS7p8bA
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🔦 Researcher Spotlight — Meet Asmit Neupane, 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow
"Temperature rise and shifting rainfall matter, but extremes often determine survival or failure for ecosystems," says Neupane.
👉 Read his story: https://loom.ly/ZS7p8bA
"Temperature rise and shifting rainfall matter, but extremes often determine survival or failure for ecosystems," says Neupane.
👉 Read his story: https://loom.ly/ZS7p8bA
🌍 Join Our Team at Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center! We are looking for our next **Assistant Consortium Director**
📍 Location: Raleigh, NC (on-campus at NC State)
📅 Application: Open until filled: https://loom.ly/wMn5vaU
#climatejob #sciencejob #projectmanagement 🧪
📍 Location: Raleigh, NC (on-campus at NC State)
📅 Application: Open until filled: https://loom.ly/wMn5vaU
#climatejob #sciencejob #projectmanagement 🧪
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🌍 Join Our Team at Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center! We are looking for our next **Assistant Consortium Director**
📍 Location: Raleigh, NC (on-campus at NC State)
📅 Application: Open until filled: https://loom.ly/wMn5vaU
#climatejob #sciencejob #projectmanagement 🧪
📍 Location: Raleigh, NC (on-campus at NC State)
📅 Application: Open until filled: https://loom.ly/wMn5vaU
#climatejob #sciencejob #projectmanagement 🧪
🐝 Upcoming Seminar: Collaboratively Assessing the Status and Vulnerability of Bees in the Southeast and US Caribbean for Effective Management Action
📅 Oct. 15 at 1:00pm ET
🎙️ Dr. Hailey Shanovich, USGS
🌐 Zoom
🔗 Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/v8Xb_-s
📅 Oct. 15 at 1:00pm ET
🎙️ Dr. Hailey Shanovich, USGS
🌐 Zoom
🔗 Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/v8Xb_-s
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🐝 Upcoming Seminar: Collaboratively Assessing the Status and Vulnerability of Bees in the Southeast and US Caribbean for Effective Management Action
📅 Oct. 15 at 1:00pm ET
🎙️ Dr. Hailey Shanovich, USGS
🌐 Zoom
🔗 Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/v8Xb_-s
📅 Oct. 15 at 1:00pm ET
🎙️ Dr. Hailey Shanovich, USGS
🌐 Zoom
🔗 Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/v8Xb_-s
⏰September is ending but our #newsletter has some timeless blogs, #GreenJobOpportunities, and can't miss events! 🌍 Read the full thing on our website: https://loom.ly/o2c9jOw
September 2025 Newsletter
Catch up on all the latest news, events, and webinars in the SE CASC monthly newsletter.
secasc.ncsu.edu
September 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
⏰September is ending but our #newsletter has some timeless blogs, #GreenJobOpportunities, and can't miss events! 🌍 Read the full thing on our website: https://loom.ly/o2c9jOw
The NOAA Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) is pleased to announce the release of the updated “Disaster Guide”.
You can access the updated Guide (in both English and Spanish!) here: https://www.noaa.gov/regions/noaa-disaster-resilience
You can access the updated Guide (in both English and Spanish!) here: https://www.noaa.gov/regions/noaa-disaster-resilience
September 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The NOAA Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) is pleased to announce the release of the updated “Disaster Guide”.
You can access the updated Guide (in both English and Spanish!) here: https://www.noaa.gov/regions/noaa-disaster-resilience
You can access the updated Guide (in both English and Spanish!) here: https://www.noaa.gov/regions/noaa-disaster-resilience
🌿 10 Ways SE CASC is Strengthening the Southeast 🌍
Since 2011, SE CASC has created science that is useful and used by our partners. Here, we highlight ten key examples that show how we’re serving the Southeast.
🔗: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/09/17/strengthening-southeast/
Since 2011, SE CASC has created science that is useful and used by our partners. Here, we highlight ten key examples that show how we’re serving the Southeast.
🔗: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/09/17/strengthening-southeast/
September 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🌿 10 Ways SE CASC is Strengthening the Southeast 🌍
Since 2011, SE CASC has created science that is useful and used by our partners. Here, we highlight ten key examples that show how we’re serving the Southeast.
🔗: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/09/17/strengthening-southeast/
Since 2011, SE CASC has created science that is useful and used by our partners. Here, we highlight ten key examples that show how we’re serving the Southeast.
🔗: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/09/17/strengthening-southeast/
🚨There's still time to apply for the Invasive Vines Winter Institute! Students will get a chance to engage in hands-on learning about #InvasiveSpecies management methods in the #Southeast.
🌎Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ
🌎Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ
Applications Open for 2025 Invasive Vines Winter Institute
Through the Winter Institute, selected students will get on-the-ground training and help develop an integrative approach to managing invasive vines.
secasc.ncsu.edu
September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🚨There's still time to apply for the Invasive Vines Winter Institute! Students will get a chance to engage in hands-on learning about #InvasiveSpecies management methods in the #Southeast.
🌎Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ
🌎Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ
Attention #students, faculty, practitioners, and community members across #NorthCarolina 📣 #NCWRRI is accepting #abstracts for their 2026 Annual Conference!
🚨 Submit by Nov 10: https://loom.ly/Rdtfs1A
🚨 Submit by Nov 10: https://loom.ly/Rdtfs1A
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Attention #students, faculty, practitioners, and community members across #NorthCarolina 📣 #NCWRRI is accepting #abstracts for their 2026 Annual Conference!
🚨 Submit by Nov 10: https://loom.ly/Rdtfs1A
🚨 Submit by Nov 10: https://loom.ly/Rdtfs1A
Happening next week: Our colleagues at the The Caribbean Green Technology Center at UVI are hosting Heat Summit 2025 on Friday, September 26, 2025.
Hybrid. Register for the Heat Summit here: https://loom.ly/AvoouH0
Hybrid. Register for the Heat Summit here: https://loom.ly/AvoouH0
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happening next week: Our colleagues at the The Caribbean Green Technology Center at UVI are hosting Heat Summit 2025 on Friday, September 26, 2025.
Hybrid. Register for the Heat Summit here: https://loom.ly/AvoouH0
Hybrid. Register for the Heat Summit here: https://loom.ly/AvoouH0
📣Attention grad students: applications for the Invasive Vines Winter Institute are open! This incredible program offers students a chance to contribute to the development of an integrative approach to #InvasiveSpecies management.
🍃Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ
🍃Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ
Applications Open for 2025 Invasive Vines Winter Institute
Through the Winter Institute, selected students will get on-the-ground training and help develop an integrative approach to managing invasive vines.
secasc.ncsu.edu
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📣Attention grad students: applications for the Invasive Vines Winter Institute are open! This incredible program offers students a chance to contribute to the development of an integrative approach to #InvasiveSpecies management.
🍃Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ
🍃Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ
Join us for 3-Minute Theses presentations by the 2025-2026 cohort of Global Change Research Fellows!
🗓️ Sept. 23 at 10:30am ET via Zoom
Register: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/08/18/f25scisem-fellows/
🗓️ Sept. 23 at 10:30am ET via Zoom
Register: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/08/18/f25scisem-fellows/
September 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Join us for 3-Minute Theses presentations by the 2025-2026 cohort of Global Change Research Fellows!
🗓️ Sept. 23 at 10:30am ET via Zoom
Register: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/08/18/f25scisem-fellows/
🗓️ Sept. 23 at 10:30am ET via Zoom
Register: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/08/18/f25scisem-fellows/
Join the Southeast RISCC management network for their first webinar of the fall on "Supporting Early Detection of Invasive Insects with Phenological Mapping"
Register here: https://loom.ly/wiu6Rz0
Register here: https://loom.ly/wiu6Rz0
August 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Join the Southeast RISCC management network for their first webinar of the fall on "Supporting Early Detection of Invasive Insects with Phenological Mapping"
Register here: https://loom.ly/wiu6Rz0
Register here: https://loom.ly/wiu6Rz0
Summer is winding down and the hubbub of #BackToSchool is heating up, but our newsletters never stop! 🔥 Check our latest August #newsletter full of new publications, upcoming events to fill out your fall, and #FundingOpportunities to spark new ideas: https://loom.ly/rOMXwzc
August 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Summer is winding down and the hubbub of #BackToSchool is heating up, but our newsletters never stop! 🔥 Check our latest August #newsletter full of new publications, upcoming events to fill out your fall, and #FundingOpportunities to spark new ideas: https://loom.ly/rOMXwzc
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August 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Welcome to our page! We are glad you are here.
Stay tuned for more exciting news to come.
In the meantime, check out our bio and follow us here and on our other social channels:
climate.us
Stay tuned for more exciting news to come.
In the meantime, check out our bio and follow us here and on our other social channels:
climate.us
🌿 We’re excited to share the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) 2017–2024 Center Report!
👉 Read the full report here: https://loom.ly/D2dO3Q0
👉 Read the full report here: https://loom.ly/D2dO3Q0
SE CASC Releases 2017–2024 Center Report
Our detailed report highlights seven years of successes and partnerships of the Center.
secasc.ncsu.edu
August 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🌿 We’re excited to share the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) 2017–2024 Center Report!
👉 Read the full report here: https://loom.ly/D2dO3Q0
👉 Read the full report here: https://loom.ly/D2dO3Q0
Happening next week! Make sure you register soon.
💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological #drought.
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/N5hpyLE
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/N5hpyLE
August 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Happening next week! Make sure you register soon.
As climate change accelerates, once-in-a-generation environmental hazards are becoming more frequent. Most studies examine these hazards as isolated events, but new research shows how they stack up most often in resource-limited areas.
Read more: https://loom.ly/8tBh9Wg
Read more: https://loom.ly/8tBh9Wg
August 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As climate change accelerates, once-in-a-generation environmental hazards are becoming more frequent. Most studies examine these hazards as isolated events, but new research shows how they stack up most often in resource-limited areas.
Read more: https://loom.ly/8tBh9Wg
Read more: https://loom.ly/8tBh9Wg
🌱 A new paper led by several CASC staff introduces RAD (resist-accept-direct) switch points and triggers. These tools help identify the right moment to pivot.
📄 Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479725023953?via%3Dihub
📄 Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479725023953?via%3Dihub
August 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🌱 A new paper led by several CASC staff introduces RAD (resist-accept-direct) switch points and triggers. These tools help identify the right moment to pivot.
📄 Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479725023953?via%3Dihub
📄 Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479725023953?via%3Dihub
💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological #drought.
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/N5hpyLE
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/N5hpyLE
August 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological #drought.
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/N5hpyLE
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/N5hpyLE
🎉 Happy National Intern Day! 🎉 Today we’re celebrating Juan and Joleen, our summer science and communication interns who just wrapped up their 10-week program at SE CASC! Congratulations, both!
#NationalInternDay #ScienceCommunication #ClimateAdaptation #FutureLeaders #ThankYouInterns
#NationalInternDay #ScienceCommunication #ClimateAdaptation #FutureLeaders #ThankYouInterns
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🎉 Happy National Intern Day! 🎉 Today we’re celebrating Juan and Joleen, our summer science and communication interns who just wrapped up their 10-week program at SE CASC! Congratulations, both!
#NationalInternDay #ScienceCommunication #ClimateAdaptation #FutureLeaders #ThankYouInterns
#NationalInternDay #ScienceCommunication #ClimateAdaptation #FutureLeaders #ThankYouInterns
💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with USGS Scientist Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological drought.
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/29/s... 🧪
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/29/s... 🧪
Science Seminar: Managing for Aquatic Ecological Drought
In this SE CASC science seminar, our speaker will cover the lessons learned from our recent aquatic drought workshop, including science needs and future directions.
secasc.ncsu.edu
July 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with USGS Scientist Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological drought.
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/29/s... 🧪
📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET
🔗 Register: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/29/s... 🧪
🌊 Parts of coastal NC are underwater 1/3 of the year due to sunny-day flooding.
Our Global Change Research Fellow, Thomas Thelen, is an engineer PhD candidate working on solutions that blend feasible coastal structures and community values.
🖥️ Watch the WRAL feature: www.wral.com/weather/sunn...
Our Global Change Research Fellow, Thomas Thelen, is an engineer PhD candidate working on solutions that blend feasible coastal structures and community values.
🖥️ Watch the WRAL feature: www.wral.com/weather/sunn...
Sensors reveal a "sunny day" flooding crisis on North Carolina coast
New research finds “sunny day” tides now flood some N.C. streets a third of the year, far beyond tide-gauge estimates, corroding infrastructure as towns weigh costly fixes.
www.wral.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🌊 Parts of coastal NC are underwater 1/3 of the year due to sunny-day flooding.
Our Global Change Research Fellow, Thomas Thelen, is an engineer PhD candidate working on solutions that blend feasible coastal structures and community values.
🖥️ Watch the WRAL feature: www.wral.com/weather/sunn...
Our Global Change Research Fellow, Thomas Thelen, is an engineer PhD candidate working on solutions that blend feasible coastal structures and community values.
🖥️ Watch the WRAL feature: www.wral.com/weather/sunn...
A new report from USGS details the historical geological event caused by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina and the bureau's response.
By January 2025, the bureau had compiled an inventory of more than 2,200 landslides.
Read the report here: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/u...
By January 2025, the bureau had compiled an inventory of more than 2,200 landslides.
Read the report here: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/u...
July 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A new report from USGS details the historical geological event caused by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina and the bureau's response.
By January 2025, the bureau had compiled an inventory of more than 2,200 landslides.
Read the report here: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/u...
By January 2025, the bureau had compiled an inventory of more than 2,200 landslides.
Read the report here: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/u...
There are loads of climate jobs, funding opportunities, and adaptation news from the Southeast in our July newsletter!
Check it out: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/j...
Check it out: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/j...
July 2025 Newsletter
Catch up on all the latest news, events, and webinars in the SE CASC monthly newsletter.
secasc.ncsu.edu
July 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
There are loads of climate jobs, funding opportunities, and adaptation news from the Southeast in our July newsletter!
Check it out: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/j...
Check it out: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/j...