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NOAA Climate.gov
NOAA's Climate.gov is a source of timely and authoritative scientific data and information about climate. The goals of the site are to promote public understanding of climate science and climate-related events, to make NOAA data products and services easy to access and use, to provide climate-related support to the private sector and the Nation’s economy, and to serve people making climate-related decisions with tools and resources that help them answer specific questions.
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AMWA Resilience and Climate Adaptation Website
July 7, 2015
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) is an association of the largest publicly owned drinking water systems in the United States. This climate change focused website provides high impact reports from government and utility associations, links to recent climate-water news items, and descriptions of related AMWA activities to provide up-to-date information to members.
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U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
November 17, 2014
The U. S. Climate Resilience Toolkit, as called for in President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, is a website developed by a partnership of federal agencies and organizations led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Toolkit will enable decision-makers to take action to improve their climate resilience using data-driven tools, information, and subject-matter expertise. The comprehensive site is designed to serve interested citizens, communities, businesses, resource managers, planners, and policy leaders at all levels of government.
Author or Affiliated User: Nina Hall
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USGCRP Federal Adaptation Resources website
February 2014
In February 2014, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) launched a new website featuring an easy-to-access collection of resources to help Federal agencies with planning and implementation for climate change adaptation. Resources include relevant executive orders and strategic plans, technical reports on adaptation research, guidance and frameworks for adapting to climate change, and summary documents for decision-makers who need only an overview.
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Surging Seas Risk Finder
April 2014
Climate Central’s Surging Seas Risk Finder is an interactive sea level rise mapping and analysis toolkit which shows populations, infrastructure, and assets exposed to coastal flooding and sea level rise for every coastal state in the U.S. The Risk Finder includes interactive maps, tables and figures of results, risk timelines, downloadable data and local reports for cities, counties, states, and by zip code.
Author or Affiliated User: Daniel Rizza
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USGCRP Metadata Access Tool for Climate and Health (MATCH)
2014
MATCH is a searchable clearinghouse of publicly available Federal metadata (i. e. data about data) and links to datasets on public health and climate change. The MATCH database records are available in the categories of: allergies, cancer, cardiovascular disease, environmental exposures, extreme weather events, food, heat, human development, infectious disease, mental health and stress, neurological disease, respiratory disease, and water. Most metadata on MATCH pertain to geospatial data sets ranging from local to global scales.
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Rhode Island Climate Change Collaborative "Waves of Change" website
2014
Researchers from the University of Rhode Island (URI) and the Rhode Island Sea Grant formed the Rhode Island Climate Change Collaborative. Experts in natural science, behavior science and communications are collectively engaging in research and outreach to prepare Rhode Islanders for climate change, and build resilient communities. The immediate goal of the Collaborative is to share information with the public about climate change impacts on the state and what adaptation options are available, through a comprehensive website.
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EPA's Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation to Change website
2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosts a searchable website for climate change impacts and adaptation information and resources. From the home page, impacts and adaptation information is organized by region or by sector, as well as additional adaptation resources are provided - categorized as adaptation overview, federal and EPA programs, and tools for public officials.
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NOAA's State of the Coast (SOTC)
NOAA’s State of the Coast (SOTC) is a website that provides information about coastal communities, coastal ecosystems, and the coastal economy, and about how climate change might impact the coast. The site offers case studies, management success stories, reports, fact sheets and more detailed statistics through interactive indicator visualizations.
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State Wetland Climate Change Adaptation Summaries
2013
From the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM), this website provides a comprehensive review of climate change adaptation measures related to natural resources, plants and wildlife - with a specific emphasis on wetlands. An interactive map of the U.S. allows the user to select a state for more information on statewide planning, policy, and tools, along with associated web links.
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