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aerial view of city and harbor

  • This photo has been released into the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. No endorsement by licensor implied.

    • Adapting to Rising Tides in San Francisco Bay, California
    beach with island in background

  • 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

  • Courtesy of NBBJ

    • After Katrina, Health Care Facility's Infrastructure Rebuilt to Withstand Future Flooding
    estuary

  • This image has been released into the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. No endorsement by licensor implied.

    • Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership's Climate Ready Estuaries Project
    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

  • Image provided on NOAA Sea Grant website.

    • Amending Land Use Codes for Natural Infrastructure Planning
    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
    seashore with beach grass
    Barnegat Bay Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Development
    Hooper Bay, Alaska with wind turbines and homes in the background

  • By Thester11 - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7880870

    • Boosting Community Storm Resilience in Alaska
    group of people pointing to a map on a table

  • Adam Whelchel, The Nature Conservancy

    • Bridgeport, Connecticut Climate Preparedness Workshops
    buncombe county comprehensive plan cover
    Buncombe County, NC Comprehensive Plan

  • Splash screen for California Conservancy Case Study

    • California State Coastal Conservancy: Gravel Beach and Berm for Shorebird Habitat Creation, Erosion Control and Flood Protection
    charleston plan cover

  • Clockwise from top left: Clint McKoy (2019), Adam Kring (2019), Alex Durham (2019), Wes Hicks (2018)

    • Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment
    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
    City-of-Baltimore-plan-cover
    City of Baltimore Disaster Preparedness and Planning Project