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    extreme weather Water Quality
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    June 10, 2014

    Getting More from the U.S. Farm Conservation Water Quality Budget

    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Water Quality
    USDA provides limited voluntary financial and technical assistance to farmers who want to lessen their environmental impact. Photo Credit: Heather Dawn/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    June 10, 2014

    Overcoming Barriers to USDA’s New Conservation Program

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Agriculture is a key source of nutrient pollution in the United States. Photo credit: NOAA, Flickr
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    June 9, 2014

    Water Quality Targeting

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    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 20, 2014

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    January 21, 2014

    Timeline of 2013: A Year of Extreme Weather Events

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall, resulted in more than 6,000 deaths in the Philippines. Photo credit: Arlynn Aquino, EU/ECHO
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    January 7, 2014

    A New Strategy to Improve Water Quality—One Targeted Watershed at a Time

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    More than 15,000 streams, rivers, and lakes are too polluted with nutrient runoff to support wildlife, be enjoyed recreationally, or serve as a drinking water source. Photo credit: USDA
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Africa Asia
    Research
    November 11, 2013

    Weaving the Net

    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2013

    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
    Finance
    Africa
    Insights
    October 8, 2013

    Q&A with African Risk Capacity: How Innovative Financing Models Can Build Climate Change Resilience

    • Climate
    • drought
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    A Tanzania farmer shows the effects of drought on her maize crop. Photo credit: Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT
    • Climate
    • drought
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 17, 2013

    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
    Climate
    North America Europe
    Insights
    September 6, 2013

    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 9, 2013

    Lessons from Florida: How Local Adaptation Efforts Can Complement National Climate Action

    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Storm surge in Florida. Photo credit: Ed Hart, Flickr
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Asia Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 26, 2013

    Timeline: A Look at Extreme Weather and Climate Events in 2013

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 22, 2013

    Fire Alerts Spike in Indonesia as Risk of Haze Crisis Returns

    • extreme weather
    • Forests
    • fires
    • extreme weather
    • Forests
    • fires
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 16, 2013

    Mounting Evidence: Climate Change Threatens America’s Energy Sector

    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • extreme weather
    • renewable energy
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • extreme weather
    • renewable energy
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    Eutrophication and Hypoxia

    This website serves as an information portal about eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—a leading threat to water quality around the world. Explore our interactive map and learn more.

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