U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Arctic Transit Routes. The U.S. Navy anticipates three major shipping routes across the Arctic region by 2025. Click the image for a larger view: the map's legend describes anticipated characteristics ...

Shrinking Ice in the Northwest Passage. In 2012, the Parry Channel—a portion of the long-sought Northwest Passage—went from ice-choked on July 17 (left) to open water on August 3 (right). Sea ice ref ...

in sea ice extent are likely to improve access along the Northern Sea Route and the Northwest Passage. Projected longer periods of open water are likely to foster greater access to all coastal seas a ...

access for ships and creates new opportunities for offshore development. As trans-Arctic shipping, oil and gas exploration, and tourism increase in the region, the risk to people and ecosystems from o ...

a low-lying section of the Arctic coast covered by a salt marsh. Marshes depend on tidal inundation for sediments, nutrients, and water supply; their low elevation also makes them vulnerable to oil sp ...

use: the ring promotes economic growth, increases property values, and provides alternate transportation routes. Another important feature of the River Ring is its potential to mitigate the impacts of ...

Disaster Planning, Economics, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Social Equity, Transportation, and Water and Wastewater. Experts from NOAA, the U.S. Forest Service, and Harvard University led ...

ensuring the quality and consistency of flood inundation maps across the country. The Flood Inundation Mapping Program is a cooperative effort that helps communities protect lives and property by prov ...

present a significant and growing risk to the safety, reliability, and sustainability of transportation infrastructure and operations. As disruptions in any part of the transportation system can trigg ...

and R. T. T. Forman, 1996: Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning . Island Press, 80 pp. * 5. The Trust for Public Land, 2016: Climate-Smart Cities™ . Accessed A ...