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  • Photo attributed to Michael Oswald. This work has been released into the public domain by its author. No endorsement by licensor implied.

    • Adapting Sea Level Rise and Coastal Erosion Hawai'i
    a group of tree planters hiking

  • Photo attributed to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters. Incorporated here under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. No endorsement by licensor implied.

    • Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge/ Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula Climate Adaptation Project
    cape cod relative coastal vulnerability map

  • NPS, U.S. Geological Survey

    • Assessing the Relative Coastal Vulnerability of National Park Units to Sea Level Rise and Lake Level Changes

  • Alaska ShoreZone

    • Assessing the Timing and Extent of Coastal Change in Western Alaska

  • Still image from the video "Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico" from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    • Assessing a Tropical Estuary's Climate Change Risks
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  • Adam Whelchel, The Nature Conservancy

    • Bridgeport, Connecticut Climate Preparedness Workshops
    city of alexandria

  • Top: Buildings at Old Town (Unsplash, Ryan Ledbetter, 2021) Bottom, from left to right: Electric bus (DASH), construction, bikes and trolleys (City of Alexandria), and rooftop solar installation (Unsplash, Bill Mead, 2022)

    • City of Alexandria, Virginia Energy & Climate Change Action Plan
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    City of Santa Cruz, CA Climate Action Plan
    Cleveland Metroparks — Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience Study (CHEERS)
    port heiden plan cover
    Climate Change in Port Heiden, AK
    climate resilient san diego cover

  • City of San Diego

    • Climate Resilient San Diego
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    NC Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan
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    Coastal Community Resilience in Maine
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    Coastal Resilience - Georgia

  • Lisa Vandiver, Restoration Center, NOAA. Used with permission

    • A Community Effort Stems Runoff to Safeguard Corals in Puerto Rico