Hennepin County's Cooling Options map highlights locations where residents can go to cool down. Libraries, community centers, and shopping malls are shown on the map. Source : . Hennepin ...

Duration :. 2:37 . Issuing Agency :. U. S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. Page/s that contain this video :. Bracing for Heat. Last modified : . 2016-08-30 09:29. ...

Summary: Heat waves bring some level of discomfort to nearly everyone. When excessive heat catches vulnerable populations off guard, though, discomfort can advance to illness and even death. Learn about strategies taken in Minnesota that help protect people in both rural and urban settings.

Decision makers can identify where to focus their resilience-building efforts by identifying where relatively high numbers of vulnerable people live. Image credit: Minnesota Department of Health. ...

A CPO-funded study published in Geophysical Research Letters concluded that although tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures hit a record high during the 2015-2016 El Niño, impacts to marine ... ...

New mapping and analytical tools provide guidance on which conservation strategies to emphasize depending on its wildland values and the projected impacts of climate change. Using these kinds of data ...

Map of climate vulnerability that factors in how climate is expected to shift while accounting for the potential ameliorating effects of mountainous terrain or lands with complex topography. So ...

Map of conservation values that include wildness, connectivity, and habitat representation in protected areas. Source : . The Wilderness Society. Page/s that contain this image : ...

Summary: Using climate change projections, conservationists can assess which of the wildest lands remaining in the contiguous United States are most vulnerable to the impacts of future climate change.

Newly restored dunes on O'ahu's North Shore protected homes from high waves during the 2015-2016 winter. Courtesy of Hawai'i Sea Grant. Page/s that contain this image : . Confronting Sho ...