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The Rapid Climate Assessment Program
In a world of rapid climate change, there’s a need for rapid assessment of these changes. The NC CASC’s Rapid Climate Assessment Program (RCAP) was started in the summer of 2023 to create a series of scientific syntheses referred to as Rapid Climate Assessments that can be used as a baseline for further research and a foundation for future stakeholder engagement, with possible longer-term or more in-depth projects.
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. guest edits for "Talking Climate"
NC CASC's James Rattling Leaf, Sr. guest edits for Dr. Katharine Hayhoe's "Talking Climate" series. Learn about the good/not-so-good news and what you can do.
Webinar Recording Now Available
Did you miss the NC CASC webinar? The recording is now available on our YouTube channel. Learn more about the Ogallala Aquifer (OA), which underlies about 111 million acres of Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, including about 1.9 million acres of Tribal lands and 2.9 million acres of federal lands.
Stefan Tangen: New NC CASC USGS Research Coordinator
Congratulations to Stefan Tangen, the new NC CASC USGS Research Coordinator! Stefan previously worked with the CASC and USGS through his position with the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance, where he was a BIA-funded Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison for the last five years.
NC CASC SciComm Training
Are you a scientist or science communicator looking for more effective ways to communicate your messages to broad audiences? If so, the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center invites you to register for our SciComm Training.
CIRES names James Rattling Leaf, Sr. as inaugural Tribal advisor
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. joins CIRES this month as the institute’s first-ever Tribal advisor. This follows after six years of working as a tribal engagement specialist on various CIRES teams, including with the NC CASC.
NC CASC July/August Newsletter
Our July/August 2023 newsletter is now out! Find out what the NC CASC has been up to over the summer, from workshops to the Rapid Climate Assessment Program (RCAP).
Societal Impacts of Climate Adaptation Science
How can social scientists work with communities to co-produce open, accessible science, while also protecting personal information? The North Central and South Central CASCs developed a research project to assess the societal impacts of their science.
Upcoming NC CASC Webinar: September 14, 2023
Our first webinar for the fall will be on Thursday, September 14, at 11 AM MT. Join us to learn more about the Ogallala Aquifer by Dr. Caitlin Rottler (South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center).
Partnerships, Not Parachutes
“As Indigenous people we don’t say we don’t like science; we do use it [too], but we also understand that we also bring our knowledge too,” Rattling Leaf says. Check out this new article about the importance of Indigenous knowledge and citizen science for enhancing climate knowledge.