U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Conceptual design of a storm surge barrier in New York City. Source : . Global Change Information System. Figure source: Jansen and Dircke 2009. Page/s that contain this image : ...

Storm surge damage caused by Hurricane Ike in Texas during September 2008. Source : . NOAA Photo Library, via Flickr. Public domain photo, NOAA/Houston/Galveston National Weather Service ...

Transportation systems in many coastal areas in the United States are vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise. This map shows that many parts of Mobile, Alabama—including critical roads, rail line ...

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States, with winds of 160 miles per hour (257 kilometers per hour) and stronger gusts. The massive storm covers much of the G ...

A 2010 map showing elements of the Surfers' Point Managed Shoreline Retreat Project. Image source: Paul Jenkin, adapted from a map created by the City of Ventura. Page/s that contain this image ...

A November nor'easter caused severe beach erosion and damage on Long Island's South Shore. Source : . Wikimedia Commons. Quogue, NY, January 21, 2010. By Ed Edahl. This image is from the ...

Cliff erosion is a common storm-induced hazard along the West Coast. Source : USGS . Public domain. Page/s that contain this image :. Coastal Erosion. Last modified : ...

These photos show an area near Drew Point, along Alaska's northern coast. Taken on August 9, 2007, the photo on the left shows how ocean waves have undercut the land nearest the shore. Grassy turf ext ...

High tide flooding in downtown Miami, Florida. The useful life of roads and other infrastructure is shortened dramatically by repeated saltwater inundation. Source :. Wikimedia Commons. Image credit: ...

This map shows the Coastal Vulnerability Index, a representation of the relative risk that physical changes will occur along portions of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coasts as sea level rises. ...