U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Visualizing Flooding in Green Bay. Digital tools give users a way to visualize lakes at various water levels. When property owners see the potential for flooding and other coastal hazards, they can be ...

Aquifer Storage and Recovery: A Strategy for Long-Term Water Security in Puerto Rico. A unique, relatively low-cost project can serve as a model for long-term water security strategies across the Cari ...

Defending in Place: Shaktoolik's Adaptation Plan Supports Local Decision Making. Faced with challenges that force some villages to relocate, three governing entities worked together to come up with a ...

Where Do We Need Shade? Mapping Urban Heat Islands in Richmond, Virginia. Citizen-scientists took to the streets on specially equipped bikes and cars to find out where it's hottest—and where residents ...

Developing an Early Warning System to Prevent Heat Illness. Residents of the Carolinas are familiar with hot summers, but in some areas excessive heat events bring a higher risk for heat-related illne ...

Luck Is Not a Policy We Can Count On: Boston Takes a Proactive Approach to Climate Adaptation. After witnessing what happened in New York City during Hurricane Sandy, Boston city leaders were determin ...

Building Resilience in the Face of Ocean Acidification. The Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, Alaska, is collaborating with federal and academic partners to measure the impacts of ocean acid ...

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Extreme Weather Leads to Collaboration in Boulder. The city charts its path to resilience by focusing on extreme weather and interdepartmental collaboration. * Ho ...

When Weather Becomes a Problem: Motivating Resilience Action in Texas. In San Angelo, a focus on addressing current weather-related concerns provided an avenue for taking action and created a foundati ...

Eighth Graders and Emergency Preparedness in Oklahoma. Educating local middle-schoolers about emergency preparedness allows the small city of Miami to build climate resilience in an accessible way—and ...