Climate Impacts Group

New Chapter for Climate Impacts Group Deputy Director, Joe Casola

After three years at the Climate Impacts Group, Deputy Director, Joe Casola, is leaving to start a new chapter in his life as a full-time dad.

Having worked as a graduate student with the Climate Impacts Group in 2005, Joe was no stranger to our mission when he became Deputy Director in July 2015. With a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington and experiences in the private (ICF International) and non-profit sectors (as Director of Science and Impacts at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions), Joe brought a strong scientific foundation and extensive experience working with public and private sector decision makers on climate adaptation. 

Guillaume Mauger featured by King5 discussing sea level rise, storm events and future climate

“Rising seas will threaten more than 7,000 Washington homes by 2045, according to a new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). Accelerating melt from the Antarctic ice sheet is predicted to cause more frequent and more powerful storms to hammer coastal communities, amounting to potentially billions of dollars of damage over the next several decades.” CIG’s Guillaume Mauger talks climate impacts, the frequency of coastal storms and the influence of the Antarctic ice sheet on sea level rise in WA state with King5’s Giuliana Viglione.

“The difference between the 100-year storm and the ten or two-year storm is pretty minor,” says Guillaume Mauger, a research scientist at the University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group. 

Ready Or Not: UW Scientist Says Assumptions About Climate Could Impact Local Infrastructure

Amy Snover was interviewed on Rhode Island Public Radio about climate impacts, infrastructure and the need to prepare for the future in a climate-smart way. 

Proposal submission open for 4th National Adaptation Forum

The 4th National Adaptation Forum is now accepting proposals for Symposia, Training Sessions, Working Groups, Oral Presentations, Posters, and Tool Cafes for their annual gathering being held in Madison, WI from April 23-25th, 2019. Submissions, due on August 3rd, should reflect the best thinking in the adaptation field, informed by theory, research and practice. 

Understanding Recent Warming in Washington State

Wondering about the new analysis that finds average temperatures in Washington have warmed more slowly than any other state in the country? Want to know why? Kim Malcolm of KUOW talked with CIG’s Joe Casola and the Seattle Times interviewed Washington State Climatologist, Nick Bond, to learn more about the role of the Pacific Ocean and why timescales matter when considering climate trends. Listen to and read their insights here:

CIG’s Deputy Director, Joe Casola, on KUOW.
WA State Climatologist, Nick Bond, in the Seattle Times.

“Bond said he’s not surprised to hear that Washington’s climate hasn’t warmed quite as much as other states in the past 3o years. 

Snover Shares Climate Resilience Message at Science Immersion Workshop

Amy Snover, Director of the Climate Impact Group, recently joined the Metcalf Institute’s 2018 Science Immersion Workshop in Rhode Island. As an invited expert, Amy interacted shared CIG’s message about climate resilience with journalists from around the world. Melissa Ross, host and producer of WJCT‘s First Coast Connect in Jacksonville, FL reports on her experience and what she learned, including one of CIG’s central messages: “We must challenge deeply held assumptions about the stability of the global climate that are embedded in our laws and institutions.” 

Upcoming lectures as part of WA Sea Grant director search

Please join Washington Sea Grant and the UW College of the Environment for four public seminars presented by candidates for the position of Director of Washington Sea Grant. Each candidate will address the questions: “What does success look like for Washington Sea Grant over the next 5-10 years, and how would your specific experiences and approaches enable us to get there together? All seminars will be held in Fishery Sciences Building, Room 102 on the University of Washington Seattle campus. Remote participation also available. 

Snover to present at URI’s Metcalf Institute: “How Will We Handle a World with No ‘Normal’?”

CIG’s Director, Amy Snover, will give a lecture at the University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute. The lecture will be held at the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus on Thursday, June 14th at 3:30 PM (EST). Snover will also serve as a climate expert at the Metcalf Institute’s 20th annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists. 

Upcoming Actionable Science Webinar: The Role of Communication in Knowledge Co-Production (June 5th)

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s next Actionable Climate Science Skills-building Webinar is Tuesday, June 5th at 11:00 AM (PT)! Don’t miss the chance to register for “The Role of Communication in Knowledge Co-Production” with Heidi Roop from the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group and Darcy Widmayer from the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. Space is limited!

Arbor Group to host climate change event with Amy Snover on June 6th, 2018

Join University of Washington Climate Impacts Group Director, Amy Snover, for a briefing on the impacts of climate change for our region and communities. Dr. Snover will share the science behind what we know about when, where and how climate change will unfold in the Puget Sound area and across Washington state, as well as the impacts of concern for local communities, businesses and natural systems. She will describe efforts being made to both prevent and prepare for these effects, including examples of how concern about local impacts is catalyzing action by our city, county and state governments. She will discuss innovative new approaches to science and community partnership, pioneered by the Climate Impacts Group, that enable the development of new knowledge that supports local decision makers seeking to identify and address emerging climate risks.