Climate Impacts

Humans and our environment are already feeling the impacts of climate change as it makes temperatures hotter, sea levels higher, storms more intense, and oceans more acidic.

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Not a Direct Hit, But a Direct Warning: The Need for Building Hurricane Resilience
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Building Resilience as Wildfires Worsen: Five Federal Policy Goals
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Amid a hot and smoky Pacific Northwest summer, communities seek innovative and collaborative solutions to build resilience
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The 2024 Review of the Warsaw International Mechanism: Considerations for COP30

The review of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (WIM) occurs every five years and measures the activities and progress made by the WIM to avert, minimize and address loss and damage (L&D). …

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Will NOAA Layoffs Worsen the Impact of Billion-Dollar Disasters as Extreme Weather Season Begins?
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
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Cities Advancing Climate Action: Federal Funds for Local Impact

Cities will soon qualify for funding though the $1.2 trillion 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which can be used to magnify their impact on climate and resilience priorities. This crucial funding opportunity comes at just the right time …

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Equity in Resilience: Addressing the unequal health impacts of extreme heat
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10 things you can do this Leap Day to maximize your climate impact
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Science and Impacts

The scientific evidence is unequivocal. The Earth is warming due to the dramatic increase of concentrations of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels. As more greenhouse gases are released into the …

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