Urban Ocean Lab’s Post

How can you adapt your stormwater infrastructure to mitigate flooding from future climate change? Want to see how we at St. Anthony Falls Laboratory evaluated adaptation strategies for three Minnesota watersheds? Then check out the latest UPDATES Newsletter: Climate Change Adaptation of Urban Stormwater Infrastructure: Three Case Studies of Stormwater Infrastructure in Minnesota Watersheds. Click here for more:

As our world changes, so does the climate. Check out this fascinating article on the latest Neighborhood Vulnerability Index, mapping out the impact of climate change on communities. It's time to take action and protect our neighborhoods! #ClimateChange #CommunityResilience #ClimateAction #ShipandShoreEnvironmental

Ah, summer: The annual breaking of high-temperature records and reminder that climate change is already here. Wouldn't it be great to escape all that? Well, some cities are inviting you to do just that. These so-called "climate havens" have become a marketing ploy for a number of U.S. cities, who argue that they can shelter Americans from the worst of climate change. For BBC, I talked to the experts to figure out: Can "climate haven" cities really protect us? Are they actually a climate solution? Read on below! #climate #sustainability #climatehaven

Coastal communities are on the frontlines of climate change impacts. They need to upgrade infrastructure not built for sea level rise and protect coastal nature resources, plus they need the capacity to plan for greater coastal resilience. 🌊 One of the most popular programs under the #InflationReductionAct, NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge recently awarded $575 million to 19 projects, and half of the selected projects are represented by #AmericaIsAllIn members! NOAA’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge focuses on holistic, collaborative projects that build #ClimateReadyCoasts and increase the resilience of coastal communities to extreme weather and other climate change impacts. Learn more about the 19 projects ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eH82Drac 

Urban river governance: A pathway for cities to achieve climate goals Water resilience has become a key agenda for cities today, as most natural and climate-change induced disasters usually manifest through water, such as floods, storms, water-borne disease outbreaks, and droughts. Amid the climate change impacts, it is necessary that cities prioritize on improving the governance of its freshwater systems, including its rivers. https://lnkd.in/dcSDiG9s

Good news, RVA fam! Even though most of us are pretty worried about climate change these days, Richmond has been named "The Most Climate Resistant City in America" by the USA TODAY Homefront research team. Check out the details in the link! #rva #richmondva #climatechange #climatescience #environmentalchallenges

Plenty of interesting insight in this article, including from Karl Mallon, CEO at Climate Valuation - https://lnkd.in/gpnupg7T #climatechange #climaterisk

Recommend checking out this op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News from NOAA Administrator Rick Sprinad on the IRA's coastal resilience investments. Just last month, NOAA awarded $78.9 million to Alaskan communities through the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, which supports community-led climate resilience projects across the country. As Dr. Spinrad critically notes: “communities’ demand for funding was 28 times what we could offer.” 🤯 More severe storms ➕ rising seas 🟰 need for comprehensive adaptation of our coasts to address both short- and long-term threats to coastal communities, ecosystems, and infrastructure. The IRA coastal resilience investments are getting to work–but this is not the end of this climate story for people living in coastal areas. Congress needs to step up with long-term, sustained investments for the 40% of Americans who live in coastal counties across the country. #OceanClimateAction https://lnkd.in/gNAeWH9M

🚨 The Mercury News: In the face of worsening climate impacts, California communities need stable funding for clean air and drinking water, wildfire mitigation, and wildlife protection. Governor Newsom is proposing billions in cuts to climate programs, but bond proposals from Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and Senator Ben Allen would invest $15 billion in climate resilience. Learn more: https://loom.ly/cAvmUu4

Discover how climate change fuels flooding and erosion, threatening the very existence of coastal communities and demanding urgent and collaborative action for adaptation and mitigation. #ClimateChange #CoastalCommunities #EnvironmentalUrgency