Northern Forests Vulnerability
Forests of the Midwest and Northeast significantly define the character, culture, and economy of this large region but face an uncertain future as the climate continues to change.
GradCAP Webinar: Aquaculture
This GradCAP webinar will feature presentations on temperature and surfclam rearing, and the use of kelp farming to dampen ocean waves.
The GradCAP Scholars presenting within this session include Mike Acquafredda from Rutgers University and Longhuan Zhu from the University of Maine. Mike Acquafredda will cover the effects of a warming ocean temperature on juvenile Atlantic surfclams, and Longhuan Zhu will discuss green alternatives to wave attenuation in a changing climate.
Chicago Wilderness Urban Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment
This assessment evaluates the vulnerability of urban trees and natural and developed landscapes within the Chicago Wilderness region to a range of future climates.
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Alan Gross and licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0
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The Rio Grande in the North Valley of Albuquerque, NM.
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USFS
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The Los Angeles, California skyline set against the San Gabriel Mountains in the background; Pacific Southwest Region 5 People’s Garden Peoples garden of the Yreka Community; Alaska wild berries from the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge; Red barns and Mountains
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Extreme Weather - Supercell
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Shawn Stephens, licensed under CC BY 2.0
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A mothership supercell approaches the town of Iowa Park, Texas in the spring of 2015
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USDA Climate Hubs Home, archived 10-18-18
Thank you for visiting the new online web presence of the USDA Climate Hubs program. Our new national and regional websites are designed to ensure that stakeholders from around the Nation can quickly and easily find the information they need to manage climate change risks and ensure the resilience of their production systems.