U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Narrative :. The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) is the U. S. Government's preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effo ...

Narrative : . Step 2 (Assess Vulnerability and Risk) of the Steps to Resilience helps communities pinpoint their main risks and vulnerabilities linked to primary hazards and assets. Using th ...

Narrative : . This document provides a flexible, structured, and self-guided process to identify and assess climate change impacts, challenges, opportunities, and farm-level adaptation tact ...

Narrative : . We live in a changing world. Temperatures, precipitation patterns, and the amounts of annual snowpack are all changing. With these changes, there will be a host of effects on s ...

Narrative : . Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)—listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act—and cutthroat throat (Oncorhynchus clarkii) are two cold-water fish species that have ...

Narrative : . Temperatures in Alaska have risen 3 degrees Fahrenheit (1.7 °C) since the late 1970s, warming the state more than twice as rapidly as the rest of the United States. Temperature ...

Narrative : . The Probable Futures platform is an educational web-based experience that offers interactive maps, science, historical context, and stories to help people envision a range of c ...

Narrative : . This Environmental Protection Agency database contains information about the actions taken by communities across the nation to address and reduce the effects of their local hea ...

Narrative : . Snow drought is a lack of snow in winter. Like other types of drought, it can be caused by a lack of precipitation. Uniquely, though, it can also be caused by warming temperatu ...

Narrative : . Rangelands are dominated by grasses, grass-like plants, and shrubs, and provide important habitats for wildlife and livestock. Rangelands are vulnerable to drought and extreme ...