Tree rings can reveal the age of wood used to make human artifacts from famous violins to the cliff ruins of Mesa Verde, and also tell us about the climate conditions that prevailed when those trees were alive. 

Summary: Municipalities can check how U.S. cities rank on climate risk and readiness. The tool can help cities make informed choices about local-level adaptation and planning strategies.

Members of the Karuk Tribe in northern California maintain that the age-old tradition of prescribed burning holds the answer to climate adaptation planning in the Klamath River range.

Farmers in southern Idaho pair up with NOAA-funded scientists to become more resilient to the basin's wide swings in snowpack, runoff, and groundwater recharge—today and in a warmer future.

What is the latest and greatest in ENSO science?  This blogger travels to Guayaquil, Ecuador to find out.  

Summary: Developing knowledge for decision making in cooperation with vulnerable communities and tribal nations will help to build adaptive capacity and increase resilience in the Great Lakes region.

From retreating snow elevations to rain-soaked powder, warming due to human-caused climate change will radically transform U.S. skiing over the remainder of the twenty-first century.

Summary: Much of the region’s population of 50 million people live in cities. Flooding and life-threatening heat waves are major concerns for municipalities across the region. Additionally, the region’s aging infrastructure—built to withstand past climates—may amplify impacts from heat waves and flooding events.

Summary: Public health risks will increase as temperatures warm due to increased intensity and frequency of heat waves, higher humidity, degraded air quality, reduced water quality, and new opportunities for vector-borne disease. At-risk communities are becoming more vulnerable to climate change impacts; tribal nations are especially vulnerable because of their reliance on threatened natural resources for their cultural, subsistence, and economic needs.