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Resilient Futures Podcast: The Gospel of Grass
Patrick Keyser knows the grass may not always be greener–but there’s still a lot to learn from it. Since long before European colonization, grasslands have a rich history as one of North America’s most diverse, resilient, and iconic landscapes. These ecosystems are the epicenters of agriculture in the US, but native grass species are disappearing as introduced plants take over…
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Paper outlines pathways to equitable flood adaptation
Many flood adaptation measures exacerbate existing environmental injustices. A new UGA-coauthored perspective suggests strategies to break the cycle. While parts of New York and New Jersey were “building back better” after Superstorm Sandy, residents of flood-prone public housing in Rockaway, Queens, were left without heat or running water for years. A perspective published in Nature Water in February underscores how adaptation and mitigation…
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UGA Researchers create framework for understanding longevity and flood-risk mitigation of coastal marshes
Salt marshes are the quiet heroes of the coast, working behind the scenes to sequester carbon, buffer coastal towns from flooding and provide beautiful recreation spaces for tourists and locals alike. In a new grant through the U.S. IOOS Coastal and Ocean Modeling Testbed for $1.5 million, University of Georgia researchers are teaming up with NOAA, USGS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,…
