U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

and impacts. Shoreline erosion and its negative effect on water quality have long been recognized as an environmental issue in the Chesapeake Bay. In response, some property owners along Maryland's s ...

apply decision science linked with climate prediction products to make defensible, accurate water resource management decisions. Because the index can be calculated using common spreadsheet programs s ...

dashboard provides access to maps and data that can help water resource managers and urban planners monitor the potential for extreme precipitation and drought in their regions. The scope and content ...

the potential to cause catastrophic losses. Using the tool requires dowloading and installing software on a computer or tablet running the Windows® operating system. Completing the IRVS procedure resu ...

their Internet browsers. These tools bring the power of geographic information systems (GIS) software to desktop computer users, eliminating the need for specialized software, extra computing power, a ...

Green 2050, a greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan; and the implementation of RVAH2O, a watershed management program focused on reducing stormwater runoff. Relevant city departments are also commi ...

Being close to the water also has a downside: coastal communities are vulnerable to flooding from heavy rains, high waves, and storm surge that can accompany Nor'easters, tropical storms, and hurrican ...

within and below fields in order to reduce, trap, and treat water flows and thereby improve water quality in agricultural watersheds. The ACPF watershed planning toolbox is intended to leverage moder ...

and energy uses; water rights, water ownership, and water accounting transactions; and water quality. For multi-objective operational analysis and decision making, RiverWare provides an interface for ...

plus days, seemed like a harbinger of what's to come. The drought stressed both natural water resources and those of city water managers, raising concerns that the region's water sector will become l ...