Open AccessSoutheast Regional Climate Hub Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies
Author(s) -
Steven G. McNulty,
Sarah Weiner,
Jennifer Moore Myers,
Hamid J. Farahani,
Lisa Fouladbash,
David Marshall,
Rachel F. Steele
Publication year - 2015
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.32747/2015.7279978.ch
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , climate change , agriculture , flood myth , environmental resource management , adaptation (eye) , geography , environmental planning , environmental science , ecology , computer science , physics , computer security , archaeology , optics , biology
Climate-related variability in rainfall, temperature, and extreme weather (e.g., drought, flood, unseasonal frost) pose significant challenges to working land (i.e., range, forest, and agricultural) managers across the southeastern United States. This document outlines the type of risks that southeastern agriculture and forestry currently face and, in some cases, options to address these risks. Finally, this document looks forward to providing direction on the priority needs of Southeast working land managers and an outline of how the USDA Southeast Climate Hub will address those needs.