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Anderson Lecture: Hurricane Maria – Causes and Impacts & Climate Variability in the Antilles Islands

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Hurricane Maria – Causes and Impacts Speaker: Dr. Mark Jury Associate Professor, Department of Physics, RECINTO UNIVERSITARIO DE MAYAGÜEZ, Puerto Rico Thursday, 5 April, 2018 1:00-1:50 PM Reitz Union Auditorium University of Florida Refreshments provided All are welcome to attend.   Climate Variability in the Antilles Islands Speaker: Dr. Mark Jury Associate Professor, Department of […]

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Geography Colloquium: Weather, Climate and Crops; Forecasting and Commodity Simulation in the South East United States

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Weather, Climate and Crops; Forecasting and Commodity Simulation in the South East United States Speaker: Mr. Fergus Keatinge PhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, February 8, 2018 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

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Cholera in Cameroon, 2000-2012: Spatial and Temporal Analysis at the Operational (Health District) and Sub Climate Levels

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KRACALIK, MORRIS, BLACKBURN – Cholera in Cameroon, 2000-2012: Spatial and Temporal Analysis at the Operational (Health District) and Sub Climate Levels Moise C. Ngwa, Song Liang, Ian T. Kracalik, Lillian Morris, Jason K. Blackburn, Leonard M. Mbam, Simon Franky Baonga Ba Pouth, Andrew Teboh, Yang Yang, Mouhaman Arabi, Jonathan D. Sugimoto, John Glenn Morris Jr. Article […]

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Hurricane Matthew’s Near Miss of Florida May Result in More Widespread Damage Than Direct Hit

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Hurricane Matthew’s near miss of Florida may result in more widespread damage than a direct hit – according to UF’s Dr. Corene Matyas – who was quoted in an October 7th Tampa Bay Times article. Dr. Matyas’ National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research focuses on rainfall from tropical cyclones. From the Tampa Bay Times: “But Florida’s near miss may […]

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NSF funding UF research on Zika virus

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GAINESVILLE, Florida — Dr. Sadie Ryan (Assistant Professor of Medical Geography in the Department of Geography and UF’s Emerging Pathogen Institute) and colleagues, have just received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology’s Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Program rapid response, or RAPID grant to study the socio-ecology and climate responses of Zika virus transmission […]

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Assessing air temperature trends in Mesoamerica and their implications for the future of horticulture

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KEATINGE – Assessing air temperature trends in Mesoamerica and their implications for the future of horticulture J.D.H. Keatinge, P. Imbach, D.R. Ledesma, J. d’A. Hughes, F.J.D. Keatinge, J. Nienhuis, P. Hanson, A.W Ebert and S. Kumar Article first published online: 25 APR 2016 European Journal of Horticultural Science DOI: 10.17660/eJHS.2016/81.2.1 ABSTRACT: Average air temperature variation in the […]

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Perceptions of risk in communities near parks in an African biodiversity hotspot

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RYAN – Perceptions of risk in communities near parks in an African biodiversity hotspot Joel Hartter, Nicholas Dowhaniuk, Catrina A. MacKenzie, Sadie J. Ryan, Jeremy E. Diem, Michael W. Palace, Colin A. Chapman Article first published online: 28 MAR 2016 Ambio DOI: 10.1007/s13280-016-0775-8 ABSTRACT: Understanding conservation and livelihood threats in park landscapes is important to informing conservation […]

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