Local group fortifying Chicago's urban forest and building city's climate...
Trees within a city can help reduce urban heat, control stormwater, and provide habitat to local wildlife. As climate conditions change, a Chicago group is working to enhance the reilience of the…
View ArticleIn the agricultural heartland of the Northwest Pacific, a water plan that...
After facing 5 years of drought in 15 years, partners in Washington's Yakima River Basin developed a new water plan that aims to make farms, fish, and families in the region more resilient to climate…
View ArticleGreen or gray infrastructure? Preserving water quality in Portland, Maine
Faced with the potential of a large expense related to water quality, Maine's Portland Water District had two investment choices: conservation or concrete.
View ArticleBracing for Heat
Heat waves bring some level of discomfort to nearly everyone. When excessive heat catches vulnerable populations off guard, that discomfort can advance to illness and even death. Public health…
View ArticleFrom cfs to sandbags: a public-private partnership turns technical forecasts...
When a flood is forecast for the Red River of the North, community leaders, emergency responders, and residents around Fargo, ND, and Moorhead, MN, can gauge their need for preparation by accessing…
View ArticleHealth care facilities maintain indoor air quality through smoke and wildfires
Where the threat of wildfires is rising, HEPA filters and air scrubbers installed for protection against pandemics can also provide climate resilience by protecting hospitals from smoke.
View ArticleWeather-ready Mattapoisett: A community prepares for extreme weather
Using lessons from past hurricanes, a Massachusetts town safeguards its water supply and prepares its residents for a future that includes more intense weather.
View ArticleWhere Do We Need Shade? Mapping Urban Heat Islands in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond's citizen-scientists took to the streets on specially equipped bikes and cars to find out where it’s hottest—and where residents might be most vulnerable to extreme urban heat.
View ArticleThe Karuk’s relationship with fire: Adapting to climate change on the Klamath
Members of the Karuk Tribe in northern California maintain that the age-old tradition of prescribed burning holds the answer to climate adaptation planning in the Klamath River range.
View ArticleBuilding climate and coastal resilience in the OBX
In North Carolina's Outer Banks, the coastal Town of Nags Head is vulnerable to flooding from heavy rain events, hurricanes, tropical storms, nor’easters, and storm surge. To add insult to injury,…
View ArticleLocal group fortifying Chicago's urban forest and building city's...
Trees within a city can help reduce urban heat, control stormwater, and provide habitat to local wildlife. As climate conditions change, a Chicago group is working to enhance the reilience of the…
View ArticleIn the agricultural heartland of the Northwest Pacific, a water plan that...
After facing 5 years of drought in 15 years, partners in Washington's Yakima River Basin developed a new water plan that aims to make farms, fish, and families in the region more resilient to climate…
View ArticleGreen or gray infrastructure? Preserving water quality in Portland, Maine
Faced with the potential of a large expense related to water quality, Maine's Portland Water District had two investment choices: conservation or concrete.
View ArticleBracing for Heat
Heat waves bring some level of discomfort to nearly everyone. When excessive heat catches vulnerable populations off guard, that discomfort can advance to illness and even death. Public health…
View ArticleFrom cfs to sandbags: a public-private partnership turns technical forecasts...
When a flood is forecast for the Red River of the North, community leaders, emergency responders, and residents around Fargo, ND, and Moorhead, MN, can gauge their need for preparation by accessing…
View ArticleHealth care facilities maintain indoor air quality through smoke and wildfires
Where the threat of wildfires is rising, HEPA filters and air scrubbers installed for protection against pandemics can also provide climate resilience by protecting hospitals from smoke.
View ArticleWeather-ready Mattapoisett: A community prepares for extreme weather
Using lessons from past hurricanes, a Massachusetts town safeguards its water supply and prepares its residents for a future that includes more intense weather.
View ArticleWhere Do We Need Shade? Mapping Urban Heat Islands in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond's citizen-scientists took to the streets on specially equipped bikes and cars to find out where it’s hottest—and where residents might be most vulnerable to extreme urban heat.
View ArticleThe Karuk’s relationship with fire: Adapting to climate change on the Klamath
Members of the Karuk Tribe in northern California maintain that the age-old tradition of prescribed burning holds the answer to climate adaptation planning in the Klamath River range.
View ArticleBuilding climate and coastal resilience in the OBX
In North Carolina's Outer Banks, the coastal Town of Nags Head is vulnerable to flooding from heavy rain events, hurricanes, tropical storms, nor’easters, and storm surge. To add insult to injury,…
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