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Marshall Shepherd provides expertise on extreme heat threats
Dr. Marshall Shepherd, director of the University of Georgia’s atmospheric sciences program, was quoted by The Guardian in a new article about the extreme heat threats facing Americans this summer. The article reviews the looming threat of major summer heatwaves, from the arid southwest U.S. to the humid Atlantic coast. According to NOAA, the only region of the U.S. projected…
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IRIS affiliate Matt Bilskie examines the gaps in the natural infrastructure research and implementation
In a recent literature review, IRIS affiliate Dr. Matthew Bilskie and a team of colleagues from universities around the country investigated the roadblocks and knowledge gaps in the pathway to natural infrastructure implementation. The analysis included 141 publications on natural infrastructure for coastal flood mitigation. Most of the studies (61%) were at local scales, and took place in either the…
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Join us for the Nature Based Solutions WEDA Short Course!
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is excited to host their 2024 Dredging Summit & Expo in Tampa, Florida, an event that will include technical panels, over 110 exhibitors, and a number of short courses. One of these short courses is being organized by UGA’s Todd Bridges, as well as Jeff King from USACE’s Engineering With Nature® initiative and Ram Mohan…
