Recent Posts on Climate change

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Priority Recommendation Round Up—Actions that Can Bring the Best Rewards

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Ocean Warming Is One of the Big Climate Change Question Marks

Two images side-by-side. On left, a orange sky over San Francisco. On right, orange haze over Yellowstone National Park. Both images are from wildfires occurring in 2020.

Worsening Wildfire Smoke Requires a More Proactive Approach

GIF showing how our interactive map works--It's a map of the world that shows the location of different natural hazards--for example coastal flooding in the southern U.S.

Climate Hazards Could Disrupt U.S. State Department Operations Overseas (interactive map)

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How is the Federal Government Approaching Climate Resilience?

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How Can FEMA and Flood Insurance Keep Up with Rising Flood Risks?

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Hurricane Ida Highlights Need for Enhanced Electricity Grid Resilience

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How does FEMA help people recover from major disasters?

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Climate Change and the Nation’s Most Contaminated Hazardous Waste Sites

GAO Watchblog

Climate Change, Global Migration, and U.S. Government Actions

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Emerging Threats to the United States

GAO Watchblog

Climate Change Adaptation at U.S. Military Bases around the World