FIU Sea Level Solutions Center

The FIU SLSC is dedicated to climate change mitigation and adaptation, by converting knowledge of sea level rise causes/effects into strategies and action.

[FIU Institute of Environment @FIUEnvironment]

The FIU CREST buoy was reported lost again today! Reply to @FIUEnvironment with any information! Or contact the IoE director @crowl_ta . The buoy provides cortical information to preserve the health if the Bay!

[FIU Sea Level Solutions Center @FIUSeaLevel]

Check it out! Our #citizenscience project to monitor flooding & heat in south #Florida is a finalist for the #ClimateChallengeCup 🏆

@COP26 @the_young_fdn @beisgovuk

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Have you heard?! Our @FIUSeaLevel citizen science work is a #ClimateChallengeCup finalist!

Our projects focus on #citizenscience monitoring which engages the local community to help collect data on flooding and heat 🌊🔥 #TogetherForOurPlanet

@the_young_fdn @beisgovuk @COP26

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Thanks to the incredible @FIUSeaLevel #slsday2021 team! 🌊🌊

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Today’s the day!

Our @FIUSeaLevel is hosting our annual #SeaLevelSolutionsDay! Citizen scientists will be collecting #kingtide flood samples to inform our decision makers of sunny day flooding 🌊 #slsday2021

[FIU Institute of Environment @FIUEnvironment]

Come get your boots wet by helping us collect #flood samples to measure this month’s King Tide ☀️ 🌴 🌊

This year, we’re sampling in @MiamiDadeCounty @ReadyBroward @pbcgov & Monroe County!

@FIUSeaLevel #slsday2021

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Thank you @tiffany_troxler @JObeysekera @MayorDaniella and all of our citizen scientists for joining us for today’s very important mission to measure our king tides! #slsday2021 #climatecrusaders

@FIUSeaLevel @MiamiDadeCounty

[Candice Allouch Kirel @Callouch1]

Meet the designer of this year’s #slsday2021 shirts - @jerchovia! 😍

I hope all of you are coming out this year to help us measure the king tides with @FIUEnvironment @FIUSeaLevel 🌊🌊

#climatecrusaders

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Register now to participate! #SLSDay2021

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Don't forget to sign up for our annual Sea Level Solutions Day happening on Sat, October 9th!

Join us to conduct some #CitizenScience that can help inform decision-makers about urban #flooding in our local #Miami neighborhoods 🌊 #SLSDay2021

Register: https://t.co/9AjOzzTurw

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ICYMI: our @NSF @CRESTCAChE is a recipient of @SFLHCC's Good 2 Green Award!

Director @crowl_ta accepted the award last week on behalf of the center. The award recognizes the critical work @FIU experts put in to restore & protect #BiscayneBay 🌊

More: https://t.co/0sZK8MttAL

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Director Jayantha Obeysekera
@FIUSeaLevel stresses if the aquifer pressure decreases, not only does spring flow lessen, there is saltwater intrusion that results in less resistance in the ground. 💧 Read More: https://t.co/HOcjPut5K5

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You can catch our director, @crowl_ta, on @WPLGLocal10 with @LOUISAGUIRRE tonight at 11PM EST or watch part two of our #BiscayneBay segment here: https://t.co/TbmbumaNib

[FIU Institute of Environment @FIUEnvironment]

Where are some of the pollutants finding their way into #BiscayneBay coming from?

@UrbanEcoMatt & @JohnKominoski have an answer - they're flowing into the bay w/ help from #sealevelrise & high tides 🌊

Read more about this study: https://t.co/OA6ZYT4Cni

[FIU Institute of Environment @FIUEnvironment]

🚨 We need YOUR help! 🚨

We're a finalist in @LandRoverUSA’s Defender Above & Beyond Service Awards for the #environmental category 🌱🎉👏

Help us by clicking on the link, scrolling down & casting your vote for @FIU. You can vote once per day! 🗳️

https://t.co/ISZdr8J0iJ

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Incredible presentations from our 2021 @NSF #REU students! Everyone conducted such critical work this summer, from @EvergladesNPS to #BiscayneBay, that will help to protect & restore our precious ecosystems 🌱 🌊 🐟 🦀

CONGRATULATIONS ALL & thank you to all our mentors! 🥳

[FIU Institute of Environment @FIUEnvironment]

Tune into @WPLGLocal10 w/ @LOUISAGUIRRE next week to catch our annual #BiscayneBay update 🌊 Our director, @crowl_ta, talks about what we’re seeing in the Bay compared to last year & what we’ve done to help our waterway recover 🐟

cc: @FIUCASE @FIU @MiamiWaterkpr

[Marbelys Garriga @Garriga1993]

#Mangrove restoration can be a beautifully designed approach to bring back ecological services and functions to urban coastal areas of #Florida

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Our very own @FIUSeaLevel @tiffany_troxler spoke to @girlscouts about being a #woman in #STEM 👩‍🔬

Read about the event via @TheNewsPress: https://t.co/qEAaNDh5JP:

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“We were really good at reacting to these events, but now we should be able to predict when they might occur,” says @gregorymurad

We want to ensure #BiscayneBay never sees anything like 2020's fish kill ever again: https://t.co/3DyFatcjja

@mongabay @StarlingMarlowe @FIUSCIS

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Starting at 10am, we’re in the @FIU GC Pit talking about our programs and how you can get involved!

Come say 👋🏻 and sign up to be a #CitizenScience volunteer!

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Join us tomorrow at 1PM EST where our @FIUSeaLevel director, Dr. @JObeysekera will be speaking!

Register below: