2017 Climate Connections Series
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Greenville Workshop

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The Greenville Workshop is intended to provide information about:
PicturePinnacle Mountain Fire, Photo: SC National Guard

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  • The impacts of climate variability and extremes in the Upstate
  • How agencies and organizations have responded to recent extremes
  • How agencies and organizations are planning for future events

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                       Workshop Location
                                    Greenville County Square
                                              Suite 400
                                         301 University Ridge 
                                        Greenville, SC 29601

Parking is Free.  Enter the building from the front entrance, near the flagpoles, turn left and the room is the second room on the right.

PictureLarry Abernathy Waterfront Park, 2016 Drought, Photo: Heidi Heilbrunn




Date and Time
  Tuesday, December 12, 2017
    9:30 A. M - 3:30 P.M EST
     Lunch will be provided

AGENDA


9:30 - 9:45      Introduction and Welcome
                         
9:45 - 10:15     Hurricanes, Droughts, Rain Bombs, and More
                                   An Overview of Recent Extreme Events Affecting South Carolina

                         Hope Mizzell, SC State Climatologist
                         SC Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina State Climatology Office


10:15 - 10:45  How Flashy is your Flood Risk?
                                 Understanding the SC Flood Mitigation Program

                        Maria Cox Lamm, SC Flood Mitigation Program Coordinator
                        SC Department of Natural Resources, Flood Mitigation Program


10:45 - 11:15   Break

11:15 - 11:45    After the Flood
                                
Revitalization of the Dam Safety Program 
                       Jill Stewart, SC Dam Safety Director
                       SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, Dam and Reservoirs Safety Program 


11:45 - 12:15   Climate Impacts on the Built Environment
                       Andy Leaphart, Chief Engineer for Operations
                       SC Department of Transportation

12:15 - 1:00   Lunch (Provided)

1:00 - 1:30    From Too Much to Not Enough
                               South Carolina Water Planning....Planning for Which Drought? 

                      Scott Harder, Hydrologist
                      SC Department of Natural Resources, Hydrology Section


1:30 - 2:00  Catching Fire
                              Wildfire Risks, Impacts, and Management 

                     Darryl Jones, SC Forest Protection Chief
​                     SC Forestry Commission

2:00 - 3:30
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