Example communications infrastructure performance goals table to be filled out by a community and its stakeholders. Click for a larger view. Source : . Community Resilience Planning Guid ...

July 2016 was the warmest month of the modern record. Yet, despite that, and maybe a little because of it, some interesting and very different things happened in and near Siberia, just a thousand miles from each other.

A slow-moving storm system caused more than two feet of rain in southern Louisiana in mid-August and led to widespread catastrophic flooding.

Summary: Coastal managers can use this Excel® spreadsheet file to estimate the potential carbon storage of a wetland region.

Summary: Wetland restoration projects can use this methodology to help them estimate and document net greenhouse gas emission reductions and removals resulting from their project activities.

Summary: Local governments and public health professionals can use this guide to help them prepare for and respond to extreme heat events. Communities across the nation can look to this resource as an example of how they can prepare and respond to heat waves in their own areas.

Published : . September 2013. Coastal areas are especially vulnerable to hazards, now and in the future, posed by waves and surges associated with sea level change and coastal storms. ...

Published : . September 2012. This document was written for those tasked with the development, maintenance, and implementation of a state disaster recovery plan, and is intended to se ...

Published : . August 2015. This handbook (USGS Professional Paper 1815) was designed as a guide to the science and simulation models for understanding the dynamics and impacts of sea ...

Published : . April 2013. The Resilience Measurement Index (RMI) was formulated to capture the fundamental aspects of resilience for critical infrastructure with respect to all hazard ...