U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

to be more untenable with the cascading effects of changing climate. Many native communities in Alaska and other parts of the coastal United States are now facing relocation once again as a consequenc ...

Assessment (Chapter 15: Biogeochemical Cycles). Banner Image Credit :. A 2013 crown fire in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park killed these black spruce trees, but the heat of the fire releases seeds f ...

and Chapter 17: Southeast and The Caribbean). Banner Image Credit : . Alaska's Kobuk River. By Neal Herbert, National Park Service, Alaska Region. CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. ...

NOAA) support Tribes through a focus on climate and societal interactions. + The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP)—a NOAA CAP/RISA team—hosts Tribal Climate Webinars and support ...

economics: Make supply chains climate-smart. Nature 506, 27-29. Banner Image Credit :. Trans-Alaska oil pipeline, by Steve Hillebrand, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Digital Library. ...

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systems in various regions. For instance, much of the transportation infrastructure in Alaska is built on permafrost, which provides a stable building foundation so long as it remains frozen. When per ...

Marine Sanctuary, California. Kelp forests grow predominantly along the Pacific Coast, from Alaska to the waters of Baja California. Tiered like a terrestrial rainforest with a canopy and several laye ...

still be affected in several ways:. 1. Americans with particular dietary patterns, such as Alaska Natives, will face shortages of key foods. 2. Food insecurity increases as food prices rise. In these ...

increased physical and mental health hazards. * Home . Flooding in Alaska. The frequency of precipitation events (rain, snow, sleet, hail) has increased for the nation as a ...