Located just south of Fort Myers and north of Naples on the Southwest Florida coast, Florida Gulf Coast University encompasses 800 acres on which academic buildings, residence halls and athletics facilities share space with wetlands, pinewoods and boardwalks in a natural setting. FGCU serves 16,000 students and offers more than 95 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It emphasizes a university-wide commitment to sustainability and service learning, with students having completed more than 4 million hours of service since the university opened in 1997. With six colleges, FGCU is committed to serving Southwest Florida with academic programs designed to meet the workforce demands of the five-county region. Growing interdisciplinary programs include The Water School and the Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship. 

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Normalized Hurricane Damage in the United States: 1900–2022

Multi-proxy characterization of storm deposits on Sanibel Island, Florida: A modern analog for paleotempestology

Accumulated Cyclone Energy-Based Tropical Cyclone Return Periods in Florida

The geologic record of Hurricane Irma in a Southwest Florida back-barrier lagoon

Recent Advances in the Emerging Field of Paleotempestology

Intense Southwest Florida Hurricane Landfalls Over the Past 1,000 Years

Strengthening of the North-East Monsoon over the Flores Sea, Indonesia, at the time of Heinrich Event 1

Joanne Muller is a professor in the Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences in The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University. Muller’s current research interests center on past climate change in tropical and sub-tropical latitudes with a special focus on the Southwest Florida region.

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Climate Change

Hurricanes

Sea Level Rise

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Paleoclimatologists seek clues about hurricanes in ocean sediment as Florida rebuilds after Ian

Subtle shifts in Gulf Stream activity could lead to stronger hurricanes

Southwest Florida is overdue for devastating storm surge

Is climate change in Southwest Florida to blame for one storm spawning seven tornadoes?

Climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous, scientists say

Future hurricanes may be more powerful, scientists warn

Florida hurricanes predicted by scientist with unique technique

This scientist is digging into the history of Florida’s hurricanes

The U.S. saw record flooding last year - could SWFL also be impacted?

Combination of storm surge, high tide an issue for SWFL coast

Sinking Cities: Miami

Local efforts modest in dealing with a warming planet

Intense Southwest Florida Hurricane Strikes over the Past 1,000 Years, (C06-P26)

Using the geologic record to determine long-term trends in hurricane landfalls along the west Florida coastline

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MCA Pilot PUI: Validating and Constraining Catastrophe Models with Paleo Tropical Cyclone Data for Enhanced Risk Management

NSF RAPID: Understanding Hurricane Ian's Storm Surge Inundation and Sediment Transport in Order to Advance the Field of Paleotempestology

A Multi-step Method for Extending the Hurricane Record Back in Time to Obtain More Representative Return Period Calculations for East Florida Communities

Reconstructing the History of Hurricane Landfalls in Southwest Florida over the Past 5,000 Years

Past Dynamics of the Indonesian Throughflow

Expert in hurricanes and climate change

College staff, students dig into Southwest Florida's hurricane history

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