U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

deep dive on issues that affect the Midwest—including extreme heat, flooding, algal blooms, air pollution, and the spread of vectors—and provides case studies from communities. Users first select an ...

from fouled near-shore regions and increases in beach closures resulting from water-borne diseases. Increased precipitation intensity also increases erosion, which in turn increases sediment levels in ...

people also took advantage of economic and resource opportunities in the region. Over time, disease impacted the Unalit Yup'ik people, and changes in the economy helped the Malemiut people thrive. To ...

of interest to to learn more about how to protect yourself from the heat, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last modified :. 12 August 2019 - 11:57am. ...

peak temperatures. The section explores how a project responds to higher temperatures and heat waves." Similar sections describe expected sea-level changes and ask respondents to list their mitigation ...

Resilience Toolkit. Understanding county statistics—such as health risks, energy use, air pollution, and other factors—is important for planning climate resilience actions. This interactive map allow ...

was nothing to be done for the loss of residents' livelihoods. Mattapoisett has faced natural disaster before. In September of 1938, a strong, fast-moving hurricane wreaked havoc across New England, l ...

water shortages, extreme heat, sea level rise and coastal flooding, and deteriorating air quality as the city's major climate hazards over the next few decades. Additionally, the report focused atten ...

long volunteered with the USDA's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), holding soil health workshops on his farm for both farmers and new agency employees. He's even hosted a foreign dignita ...

next 20–30 years. Image Credit: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality. Used with permission. 3 January 2017 - 4:35pm. ...