10/26/2020
In today's #ToolkitTuesday, learn how one hospital system in Missouri came back strong and #resilient after it took a direct hit from a tornado. http://bit.ly/TTmissouri
📷: NOAA
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10/20/2020
#ToolkitTuesday! Since wildfires have been raging in the west this year, forest management has been on the minds of just about everyone. To figure out the best plan of action, forest managers used a tool called TACCIMO. To learn more about the plan and the tool, head over to the Toolkit! #wildfire #forestry
📷: USFS
http://bit.ly/TTforestry
10/19/2020
TOMORROW! Join us and others for the UNCA Office of Sustainability Climate Teach-in! Learn more and register to attend this virtual event at http://bit.ly/CliTeach!
10/15/2020
#tbt! Let's talk about words! We think words are important and are one of the most valuable ways of helping people understand science and why they should care. Check out this old medium post from 2019 where Nina lays it all out about getting on the same page with vocabulary: http://bit.ly/MedVocab
📷: Kelly Sikkema
10/14/2020
Want to learn more about climate change, related issues, and solutions? Don't miss this virtual event hosted by Sustainability at UNC Asheville on Oct. 20. One of our student interns, Kelsey Hall, will be discussing climate resilience planning! Learn more and register for the event here: http://bit.ly/CliTeach
10/12/2020
Today's #mappingmonday is a product we use all the time from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and partners: the National Land Cover Database! Not only is it pretty, it's fun to look at. This product shows development intensity and different types of natural areas, which is really useful in many of our analyses. You can use a map viewer to check it out yourself at mrlc.gov/viewer!
10/09/2020
Did you know we're on other social media platforms? Don't miss out on anything we're up to, head over to those and follow along with us there!
10/06/2020
It's #toolkittuesday! Are you curious about the impacts of #climatechange on different areas? The Climate Explorer (crt-climate-explorer.nemac.org) is a great tool for understanding that. Shown here is the increase of cooling degree days in the LA area, which is a measure of how much and for how long the outside temperature is above 64deg F. Can you think of the effects this increase would have for a population the size of LA? Let us know in the comments! 👇
10/05/2020
If you've been wondering what some data looks like before the final (or even intermediate) product, you're in luck! A lot of data comes in the format shown here called "point" data. These points are the coordinates for whatever we are looking at, in this case facilities such as schools, hospitals, and emergency/law enforcement locations. This data will go through an intense QA/QC process by our staff and interns before it gets turned into the final product! #MappingMonday #GIS
10/02/2020
OK NEMAC and Mad Lib fans, we've got another staff #featurefriday! Greg Dobson actually brought #GIS to NEMAC and has been NEMAC'S OG GIS guru for over 14 years! Here is an old photo of him during his river rat years (pre-NEMAC) when he was an avid white water kayaker, which later proved to be quite useful for his integration of GIS with hydrology and hydraulic modeling. In more recent years, Greg's work has been focused on #climatechange, community and coastal #resilience, and supporting various GIS-based web tools that NEMAC has built. Greg is very mappy and holds a BS and MA in Geography. Thankfully, he has never actually run into any piranha-infested waters!
09/28/2020
One dataset we commonly use in our projects is a Digital Elevation Model (DEM). With a DEM, a Percent Rise model can be created. Percent Rise shows how steep slopes are by calculating rise over run. The darker colors in this map show very steep slopes, while lighter colors trend toward more flat or gradual inclines. #GIS #MappingMonday #maps
09/25/2020
#featurefriday! Dave Michelson is the secret behind many of our web tools! Here is an old photo of him heading into the woods to look for the jumbo wolverine and insane lamas. He is passionate about UX, breaking things, and baseball. Although much of Dave's work revolves around software design, he is quite #spatial and holds a BS in Geography.
09/24/2020
#ICYMI Our very own Climate Resilience Intern Kelsey Hall was mentioned in a recent article in The Guardian that discusses the #divest campaign throughout the UNC system. Last year, UNC Asheville agreed to divest around 10% of its endowment from fossil fuels. Read more about Kelsey's work here: http://bit.ly/GDivest
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09/23/2020
The new Marine Species Distribution Indicator is live! We work with the U.S. Global Change Research Program and partners to develop graphics for indicators that translate complex scientific data that show trends in physical climate conditions, climate impacts, and vulnerabilities, as well as other ecological or societal metrics, which can be used to understand how our environment is changing, and ultimately inform decisions about climate preparedness. Head over to http://bit.ly/USGCRPfish to read about this graphic and see others!
09/22/2020
Often thought as just a problem for forests, invasive insects harm trees in urban areas too. After losing 13 million trees to the Emerald Ash Borer, the city of Chicago took action to replace this loss with a more #resilient species for the future. Read more at http://bit.ly/TTchicago #ToolkitTuesday
📷: Michael Collins
09/21/2020
Stained glass or a map? (It's a map.)
This map is showing preliminary data for a current project we are working on that attempts to identify areas to prioritize for improving access to broadband internet in Buncombe County. Each shape represents a single address. #GIS #mapping #MappingMonday
09/18/2020
Ian Johnson is next up on our staff #featurefriday! He is our resident lover of Halloween and in his college years he spent his free time surfing the rain. He was a student intern at NEMAC while earning his second Bachelor's degree (in Environmental Studies) and, like many of us, upon graduation joined the team as a full-time staff member.
09/16/2020
"Fox says that too often, individual departments and sectors see risk and vulnerability through their own lenses. In order to help them consider climate vulnerability — which pertains to all departments — Patel says the team asked representatives many different questions regarding their assets and services. While NCDEQ and the Department of Emergency Management have been thinking about climate vulnerability for a long time, she says it’s a new way of thinking for some departments."
Check out this new Medium press hot off the press from The Collider! http://bit.ly/ClimateNC
09/15/2020
"As the threat of coastal erosion increases along the thousands of miles of western Alaska’s coastline, communities, resource managers, and agencies that serve as stewards of the land need a way to monitor coastal change." Read more about what happens next in this week's #toolkittuesday! http://bit.ly/AKerosion
📷: Sue Evanoff
09/14/2020
Any ideas what we're lookin' at here? Your hints are: it has to do with people and how close they live together.
If you guessed population density in Guam, you nailed it! We have started preliminary data discovery on our Phase III regions for the Coastal Resilience Assessment, which includes Guam, American Samoa, the Great Lakes, and Alaska coast. Keep an eye out for more!
09/11/2020
#FeatureFriday Here's Matthew and his partner Zehl posing for their band Ladyblood. Matthew is one of the many UNCA alumni on staff. He was a student intern for 2 years before graduating and becoming a fully fledged NEMACian.
09/08/2020
What is the best way to plan for #resilience when almost all of your drinking water comes from rainfall? This makes monitoring and understanding future drought that much more important, as you'll learn in this #toolkittuesday case study! http://bit.ly/ASh2o
📷: Chris Shuler
09/02/2020
"Beyond the challenge migration poses to affordability, Fox worries that continued growth could eventually make Asheville’s population less resilient to the impacts of climate change. As existing housing stock in the area’s flatlands gets bought up, developers are more likely to build on forested mountainsides, which he says are susceptible to landslides and wildfires."
This map shows land cover change over the past two decades in Buncombe County, with purple areas indicating change in urban areas. Check out this article in the Mountain Xpress about climate migration in WNC, featuring our former Director Jim Fox. What do you think the future holds for open space in WNC? http://bit.ly/AVLmigration
09/01/2020
Did you see the recent NY Times article "How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering"? One of our favorite urban heat studies comes up (again), but with a twist! Check out the NY Times article, then head over toolkit.climate.gov and type "Heat" in the search bar to find tools and case studies on the topic! #ToolkitTuesday
📷: Neal E. Johnson
https://nyti.ms/2EOkxWf
08/31/2020
#MappingMonday We were recently working with some Landslide Susceptibility data from USGS for one of our regions in the Coastal Resilience Assessment. Any guesses where this could be?
(Hint: it's in the Pacific Ocean)
08/28/2020
The next #featurefriday is the one and only Karin Rogers! After getting her Masters in Geology at University of Georgia, Karin took a job in 2006 at this little place called UNC Asheville's NEMAC. Fourteen years later, Karin finds herself as Interim Director and Research Scientist at NEMAC, living in West Asheville with her husband, her 4-year-old son and their terrier-of-all-terriers, Auggie-doggie. This photo was taken in 1998 in Naples, FL when Karin was a junior at Union College.
08/25/2020
You may have heard about what people are saying might be the hottest recorded temperature on Earth ever at Death Valley National Park (129.9F). So, what about extreme heat? How are we planning for it? Who is going to be most affected by it? Check out this case study in the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit that is all about building resilience to extreme heat: http://bit.ly/TTheat #ToolkitTuesday
📷: Minnesota Dept. of Health
08/24/2020
#MappingMonday! Everyone's got the Gulf of Mexico on their minds as Tropical Storms Laura and Marco make their way toward the coast. Curious about storm surge and what types of community assets might be exposed? Head over to resilientcoasts.org to check out the Coastal Resilience Assessment and learn more about this region (and many others)!
08/21/2020
Jeff graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 2009. After discovering his love for the outdoors in the Adirondacks of New York, he hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2014 and moved down to Western North Carolina shortly afterward. He joined NEMAC in December 2019 and enjoys being at a place that intersects his love for both the outdoors and technology all in one. #FeatureFriday
08/20/2020
Did you hear the news? We're on the hunt for a part-time Marketing and Design student intern! Details are all on Handshake!
08/17/2020
Are you passionate about communications and have experience with or want to know more about scientific messaging? We are looking for you! The selected applicant will work with NEMAC staff to deliver messaging related to identity and project branding throughout print and web materials, as well as on social media platforms. Not sure if you're a good candidate or want to know more before you apply? We'll be at the virtual part-time job fair tomorrow!
Learn more about the position and apply on Handshake. UNC Asheville Career Center
08/17/2020
#MappingMonday! Rain, rain, go away. But, will it? Turns out Asheville is the driest place in the whole state, boasting an average of 37 inches of precipitation per year. In contrast, just 50 miles away is the wettest place in the state: Lake Toxaway in Transylvania County. More maps like this can be found at wncvitalityindex.org (proceed with caution, however, some of this information may be out-of-date)
08/14/2020
Nina is up next for our staff #FeatureFriday! From reports to website content, Nina is the queen of editing all things NEMAC. If you've seen any of our Toolkit Tuesday posts, you've seen her work in the CRT. Nina is well-traveled and has been all over the place, including these lava tubes in her former home state of Oregon!
08/11/2020
When you think of flooding, do you think about the Intermountain West? In 2013, Boulder, Colorado received more than 8 inches of rain and Boulder Creek crested at a record 7.78 feet. This event, along with other disasters such as wildfire, provided the perfect opportunity for building #resilience. Read more about how they made it to Step 3 in the #StepsToResilience: https://bit.ly/BoulderTT #ToolkitTuesday
08/10/2020
#MappingMonday! Remember this fire near Lake Lure in 2016? Using HiForm, forest scientists at U.S. Forest Service - Research and Development can assess changes in a vegetation-sensitive measure called the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). This can help with understanding likely impacts to different types of vegetation.
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National Solar Appreciation Day was earlier this week. Check out this tool, the Solar Roadmap, highlighted in the Climate Resilience Toolkit! If your community is interested in solar energy, the Solar RoadMap is an excellent resource! This interactive map gives communities ways to find actionable steps to increase cost-effective installation of solar systems. #resilience #solarappreciation http://bit.ly/CRTsolarroadmap
It's time to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of The Collider! If you haven't registered for it already, head over to their website and RSVP for the open house on March 11! There will be food and beverage, members will be showing off projects (including our very own Dave Michelson), and staff can show you around the floor! Until then, please enjoy this video tour of The Collider renovation! https://thecollider.org/event/the-colliders-open-house/
Come explore internship opportunities with us on October 8th at 11-2pm! We have multiple internship slots open and are excited to meet everyone at NextFest! #unca #uncasheville #internship
Merry Almost Christmas from our offices on the beautiful UNC Asheville campus! ❄️
Dune Migration and Shoreline Protection
When it comes to coastal erosion and storm surge, some coastal communities are recognizing the benefits of preserving or enhancing the natural infrastructure that dune systems offer, instead of pursuing costly engineering solutions or beach replenishment programs. Read the story in the #USClimateToolkit: http://toolkit.climate.gov/taking-action/restoring-natural-dunes-enhance-coastal-protection
Myron Johnson, owner of Double J Farms in Alabama, takes a gamble every time he puts a crop in the ground. Using Climate Outlooks to inform his decisions about crop types and timing on the farm gives him an added benefit over the long term, and ultimately means a more stable future for his farm and his family. Read his story at toolkit.climate.gov. #USClimateToolkit
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