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NEWA—Network for Environment and Weather Applications

This website retrieves data from on-farm, grower-owned weather stations throughout the Northeast and in a number of other locations across the U.S. These data are combined with data from existing observations and forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide integrated pest management (IPM) and crop production model results and tabulated weather data summaries to growers. Currently, 30 IPM and crop production tools and 13 degree-day tools are freely available from the NEWA website.

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

Assets at risk

South of Anchorage, Alaska, at the end of Seward Highway 1, the coastal city of Homer looks out across the blue-green waters of Kachemak Bay to the glacier-dotted Kenai Mountains. Among the city’s 13,000 residents, many arrived as travelers, fell victim to the enchanting view, and stayed. Locals often refer to Homer fondly as their “cosmic hamlet by the sea."

Creating Resilient Water Utilities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Creating Resilient Water Utilities Initiative provides water sector utilities with the practical tools, training, and technical assistance needed to adapt to climate change by promoting a clear understanding of potential long-term adaptation options. The program website includes resources to help water utilities plan for extreme weather, assess vulnerability, get training, and access other resources.

Resilience Assessment Resources and Projects

Resilience assessment integrates a set of key concepts to provide an alternative way of thinking about and practicing natural resource management. This website—from Resilience Alliance, an international, multidisciplinary research organization that explores the dynamics of social-ecological systems—provides both resources and a database of ongoing resilience assessment projects.

Bringing Wetlands to Market: BWM Wetland GHG Model

Research indicates that coastal wetlands might capture and store carbon at rates three to five times greater than forests. Research also suggests that nitrogen pollution from septic systems, stormwater runoff, and airborne pollution can significantly compromise a wetland’s ability to store carbon.

Minnesota Extreme Heat Toolkit

This toolkit—in downloadable PDF format—provides information to local governments and public health professionals about preparing for and responding to extreme heat events.

Mapping Wildland Values and Climate Change Vulnerability

Conserving wildlands

Undeveloped natural areas—also known as wildlands—aren’t just empty land: these areas are essential for the health and sustainability of the environment and the ecosystems it supports. Benefits from wildlands include habitat for diverse plant and animal species, water and air purification, and outdoor recreation for people. Conserving wildlands and their assets has been an important conservation goal for decades.

Flood Resilience Checklist

This checklist can help communities identify opportunities to improve their resilience to future floods through policy and regulatory tools—including comprehensive plans, hazard mitigation plans, and local land use codes and regulations—and non-regulatory programs implemented at the local level. The checklist includes overall strategies to improve flood resilience, as well as specific strategies to:

Planning Framework for a Climate-Resilient Economy

Climate change is likely to exacerbate the economic challenges that many communities already face. Having a climate-resilient economy—one that can withstand or recover quickly from climate impacts in the short and long terms—is essential to a community's long-term well-being. Starting to plan now with climate and economic resilience in mind will help a community and its businesses:

Heat Stress Toolkit

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