Heidi Stiller

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Webinar that may be of interest…

Framing Climate Change: Recent Research Trends on Communication Strategies and Public Opinion, May 9, 2012, 12:00 – 1:00pm ET
Link to sign up: http://changingclimate.osu.edu/webinars/

Climate change has become a hot-button issue in mainstream American politics, and people are divided over its causes, impacts,…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 1 month ago

New public opion research highlighted in Wednesday’s NYT:
In Poll, Many Link Weather Extremes to Climate Change

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/science/earth/americans-link-global-warming-to-extreme-weather-poll-says.html?_r=1

Heidi Stiller uploaded the file: INCORPORATING SEA LEVEL CHANGE SCENARIOS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL to Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 1 month, 1 week ago

This guide was developed by several NOAA offices (CSC, NGS, COOPS, and OCS) to help communities develop and apply sea level change scenarios. This guide is a ‘user-friendly’ companion piece to a technical report.

From the document:
Incorporating sea level change into planning processes involves more than selecting a number. That is why this…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have a climate change page — interesting to see how they communicate the issues, and what they are tracking.
Main page link is http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showClimateChangeLanding.action
Indicators page illustrates the focus on heat (source of most weather related deaths) — and allows you to explore the…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller uploaded the file: Implementing Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons Learned from 10 Examples to Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 1 month, 3 weeks ago

“This paper presents ten examples of cities and counties around the country. Each highlights the key lessons learned in the process of moving from planning to implementation on climate adaptation. The purpose of this report is to inform and inspire other communities in their efforts to advance climate adaptation. We also hope this report will be…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months ago

PBS NewsHour has a new Coping with Climate Change page. TX drought stories featured this week.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/climate-change/

As global temperatures increase and weather patterns shift, the PBS NewsHour will explore how American communities are dealing with climate change. On our new Coping with Climate Change page, you’ll be…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 1 week ago

Article by Lubchenco and Karl in Physics Today — speaks to needs, challenges, and opportunities re: climate monitoring and modeling

Predicting and managing extreme weather events
Jane Lubchenco and Thomas R. Karl

http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v65/i3/p31_s1?ver=pdfcov&bypassSSO=1

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Risk Mitigation and Community Resilience Community 2 months, 1 week ago

Article by Lubchenco and Karl in Physics Today — includes call for social science:
“Intelligence, however, is only as valuable as society’s capacity to use it. Improving response to forecasts will require a weather-ready nation whose citizens, emergency managers, and businesses understand and value the forecast and warning services provided and…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Coastal Community Resilience Workgroup 2 months, 3 weeks ago

For you iPhone/iPad users, FEMA’s new ap is out: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fema/id474807486?mt=8 (the reviews from users at this link are interesting too….)

The FEMA App contains preparedness information for different types of disasters, an interactive checklist for emergency kits, a section to plan emergency meeting locations,…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller joined the group StormSmart Training 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Heidi Stiller uploaded the file: FEMA Climate Change Adaptation Policy (11-1-2011) to Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 3 months, 1 week ago

This policy statement identifies seven initial actions FEMA will take to help integrate climate adaptation considerations into programs and operations.

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 3 months, 1 week ago

Louisiana Applied Coastal Engineering and Science Division of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA-LACES)
LACES SEA-LEVEL RISE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Louisiana Applied Coastal Engineering and Science Division of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA-LACES) is releasing for public comment a…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 3 months, 2 weeks ago

NYT: Three States to Require Insurers to Disclose Climate-Change Response Plans

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/business/energy-environment/three-states-tell-insurers-to-disclose-responses-to-climate-change.html?_r=2&ref=energy-environment

By FELICITY BARRINGER

Published: February 1, 2012

Insurance commissioners in California, New York…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 3 months, 3 weeks ago

U.N. Framework Convention Issues Database of Climate Adaptation Activities
By Avery Fellow
(The UNFCCC Adaptation Private Sector Initiative Database is available at

http://unfccc.int/adaptation/nairobi_work_programme/private_sector_initiative/items/6547.php)

The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change has released an online database of ideas…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller uploaded the file: Coastal Flood Maps White Paper to Coastal Community Resilience Workgroup 4 months ago

This recently released white paper compares Storm Surge Mapping for Hurricane Evacuation Studies (HES) to FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs.) The paper is also posted here:

http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/nhp/index.cfm?pageid=123&navid=41

Heidi Stiller uploaded the file: Climate Funding Opportunities (as of January 15, 2012) to Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 4 months ago

This document includes Federal, Non-Profit, and Foundation opportunities.
NOTE: These opportunities represent a snapshot of what is currently available (as of January 15, 2012). Future grant opportunities are contingent upon funding appropriations.

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 4 months, 1 week ago

For anyone who’s been asked to explain the difference between climate and weather… Here’s the video of the day:

Act of Dog: Why Climate Change is Like Walking Fido

http://www.grist.org/climate-change/2012-01-07-act-of-dog-global-warming-walking-fido-video

Heidi Stiller uploaded the file: Climate Scenarios: A Florida-Centric View (Nov. 2011) to Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 4 months, 2 weeks ago

“The purpose of this document is to provide an informed opinion on future climate scenarios relevant to Florida. It offers a primer on Florida’s vulnerabilities to climate variability and change…The uniqueness of this document is that it broadens the discussion of a rather restrictive sounding title like ‘climate scenarios’ to involve experts…[Read more]

Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 4 months, 2 weeks ago

With thanks to Christa for passing along. Two recent news articles from Australia that illustrate the potential for local govs to face legal dilemmas re: SLR — on the one hand property owners may demand to be compensated if development is not allowed…but on the other hand property owners may demand to be compensated if they’re allowed to…[Read more]

Wesley Shaw replied 4 months, 1 week ago

Oh, how I wish we were the only ones trying to figure out how to address sea level rise in some sort of coherent fashion without everybody suing everybody else.

As for this (from the second article):

“in a new move against climate-cautious councils, property holders could be given time-limited development approvals to be reviewed decades in…[Read more]

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