Climate Ready Estuaries
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Coastal Adaptation Toolkit
Adaptation is action in response to change. Adaptation options depend on the magnitude of change and the impacts.
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Risk-based Adaptation
Assess climate change vulnerability, then tackle the biggest risks.
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Sea Level Rise
Sea level rise is accelerating. Higher water levels will affect every shoreline.
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Climate Change in Coastal Communities
Coastal towns and cities are already seeing impacts, and facing unique challenges from climate change.
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Climate Change in Coastal Environments
Coastal ecosystems have threats from sea level rise, warming air and water temperature, and other stressors.
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About Climate Ready Estuaries
Since 2008 the Climate Ready Estuaries program has helped environmental managers adapt to climate change.
News and Events
- August 2023. Water temperature histories are available through CoastWatch's Estuaries toolkit
- February 2022. Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States.
- The EPA Watershed Academy's June 2021 webcast on Climate Change Adaptation is online.
- April 2021. EPA releases a new document in the Being Prepared for Climate Change family, Checklists of Potential Climate Change Risks.
