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New Climate Economy

Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.

Climate Change, Frigid Temperatures and the Polar Vortex: 3 Things to Know

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • climate impacts
polar vortex
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • climate impacts

Recent Scientific Advancements Show New Connections Between Climate Change and Hurricanes

  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • hurricanes
Hurricane Florence
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • hurricanes

RELEASE: Bipartisan City Officials Call on Federal Government to Support Local Resilience to Climate Change

  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy

Weather Patterns that Fueled Great Smoky Mountains Forest Fire Could Increase with Climate Change

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • drought
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • fires
Wildfire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • drought
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • fires

5-4-3-2-1: Counting Down Obama’s Legacy on Climate Resilience

  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate policy
  • extreme weather
Barack Obama
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate policy
  • extreme weather

How Is Sea Level Rise Affecting Your Region?

  • U.S. Climate
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy
Shoreline counties are home to more than 123 million Americans, and account for nearly half the U.S. GDP. Image by WRI
  • U.S. Climate
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy

California Sleepwalks into Water Crisis

  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • natural resources
  • U.S. policy
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
California's drought has dragged on for four years. Photo by Yana Edwin Murphy/Flickr
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • natural resources
  • U.S. policy
  • Freshwater
  • water risk

3 Counterintuitive Connections Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather

  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • U.S. policy
Boston received more than 98 inches of snow this season. Photo by Michael Hall/Flickr.
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • U.S. policy

Tar Sands Threaten World’s Largest Boreal Forest

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • mapping
  • natural resources
  • fossil fuels
Canada’s boreal forests feature mountain ranges; forested plains, bogs, and peatlands; coniferous and mixed forests; and millions of waterways. Photo credit: Ken Owen, Flickr
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • mapping
  • natural resources
  • fossil fuels

Open Data: A New Tool for Building Climate Resilience

  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • data
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
In 2012 alone, extreme weather events caused more than $110 billion in damages and claimed more than 300 lives. Photo credit: Randy Le'Moine, Flickr 2012
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • data
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
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Weaving the Net

Frontlines of Climate Change: Florida Leaders Take Action on Sea Level Rise

  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
Florida is the U.S. state most vulnerable to sea level rise. Photo credit: S.F. Pitman, Flickr
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise

Coastal Communities in Virginia Lead the Way on Local Climate Action

  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy
Local leaders in Virginia Beach, VA are making plans to adapt to sea-level rise and coastal flooding. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy

New Report Connects 2012 Extreme Weather Events to Human-Caused Climate Change

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • greenhouse gases
  • pollution
Flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photo credit: Pamela Andrade
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • greenhouse gases
  • pollution
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset