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Communities, businesses, and individuals are taking action to document their vulnerabilities and build resilience to climate-related impacts. Click dots on the map to preview case studies, or browse stories below the map. Use the drop-down menus above to find stories of interest. To expand your results, click the Clear Filters link.

Photo of pararescueman Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts receiving a hug from a resident after Hurricane Ike, Sept. 13, 2008.

A Climate for Resilience

Wooden boardwalk leading to a beach with trees on either side and mountains in the distance.

A Community Effort Stems Runoff to Safeguard Corals in Puerto Rico

Sun and clouds over a Walton, NY, lake

A Community Works Together to Reduce Damages from Flooding

Samoan coral

A Coral Bleaching Story With an Unknown Ending

Low water at Lake Mead exposes a wide "bathtub ring" that marks the lake's former level.

A New Generation of Water Planners Confronts Change Along the Colorado River

The dock at China Champ, San Rafael, California

A Road-Flooding Fix for a California State Park

Panorama of the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska

A Town with a Plan: Community, Climate, and Conversations

Zoomed in view of someone preparing a report. Someone is reaching across the papers with a pen.

Adapt Oklahoma City, OK

Ice damage to a camp near Golovin, Alaska

Addressing Links Between Climate and Public Health in Alaska Native Villages

Dam and spillway on the St. Francis River

Addressing Short- and Long-Term Risks to Water Supply

Keene, New Hampshire

Addressing Water Supply Risks from Flooding and Drought

Exterior rendering of the proposed Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care Center

After Katrina, Health Care Facility's Infrastructure Planned to Withstand Future Flooding

Photo showing skyline of Texas Medical Center

After Record-Breaking Rains, a Major Medical Center's Hazard Mitigation Plan Improves Resilience

Photo of Gambell, Alaska, an Alaskan Native Village Corporation and a member of the Bering Sea Alliance, LLC

Alaska Native Villages Work to Enhance Local Economies as They Minimize Environmental Risks

Starrigaven Beach, Sitka, Alaska

Alaskan Tribes Join Together to Assess Harmful Algal Blooms

Strawberries

Alert System Helps Strawberry Growers Reduce Costs

A bridge in Toledo, Ohio

All Hands on Deck: Creating Green Infrastructure to Combat Flooding in Toledo

group of people sitting at desks facing an instructor at the front of the classroom.

Amending Land Use Codes for Natural Infrastructure Planning

Dense foliage and flowing river

American Rivers: Increasing Community and Ecological resilience by Removing a Patapsco River Fish Barrier

Aerial view of downtown Blacksburg, VA

An Inland City Prepares for a Changing Climate

Photo of the Upper Yakima River

An Integrated Plan for Water and Long-Term Ecological Resilience

A wetland area surrounding a lake

Analyzing Future Urban Growth and Flood Risk in North Carolina

Standing man looking at a stand of trees in a forest

And the Trees Will Last Forever

Bear Mountain and tarn below the Devils Punchbowl tarn in the Siskiyou Wilderness.

Anticipating and Preventing the Spread of Invasive Plants

Landscape photo of an aqueduct canal near Salinas, Puerto Rico

Aquifer Storage and Recovery: A Strategy for Long-Term Water Security in Puerto Rico

Ar5 climate change: impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability.

Panorama of downtown Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Makes a Plan for Climate Resilience

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Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan

Beach scene in San Juan

Assessing a Tropical Estuary's Climate Change Risks

Morro Bay, Morro Rock, and the City of Morro Bay

Assessing Climate Risks in a National Estuary

Ocean waves and coastal bluff

Assessing the Timing and Extent of Coastal Change in Western Alaska

View of Loveland Ski Area from above the Eisenhower Tunnel in Colorado.

Balancing Variable Water Supply With Increasing Demand in a Changing Climate

Fire Season - JLS Photography

Battling Blazes Across Borders

Corn plants growing up through soybean stubble

Better Soil, Better Climate

Aerial view of the Blue Lake Rancheria 500kW solar PV array within the Tribe’s community microgrid

Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe Undertakes Innovative Action to Reduce the Causes of Climate Change

Zoomed in view of someone preparing a report. Someone is reaching across the papers with a pen.

Boise's Climate Action Roadmap

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