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Regional Guides for Adapting to Climate Change

US Map of National Climate Assessment Regions
Many communities are already preparing for climate change. The documents below highlight key regional climate change impacts and offer examples of how some communities are adapting.

Midwest, Adapting to Climate Change PDF Great Plains, Adapting to Climate Change PDF Northeast, Adapting to Climate Change PDF Southeast, Adapting to Climate Change PDF Hawai'i & US Pacific Islands, Adapting to Climate Change PDF Alaska, Adapting to Climate Change PDF Southwest, Adapting to Climate Change PDF Northwest, Adapting to Climate Change PDF

  • Alaska, Adapting to Climate Change (pdf) (526.99 KB, June 2016, EPA-230-F-16-019)
  • Great Plains, Adapting to Climate Change (pdf) (915.92 KB, June 2016)
  • Hawai'i and U.S. Pacific Islands, Adapting to Climate Change (pdf) (251.31 KB, June 2016, EPA-230-F-16-020)
  • Midwest, Adapting to Climate Change (pdf) (809.18 KB, June 2016)
  • Northeast, Adapting to Climate Change (pdf) (1.02 MB, June 2016)
  • Northwest, Adapting to Climate Change (pdf) (826.63 KB, June 2016)
  • Southeast, Adapting to Climate Change (pdf) (995 KB, June 2016)
  • Southwest, Adapting to Climate Change (pdf) (452.01 KB, June 2016, EPA-230-F-16-017)

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Last updated on May 27, 2025
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