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Overcoming climate challenges is nothing new.

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Just ask any American farmer.

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So just because we’ve gotten some

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rain and snow in California

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does not mean we are anywhere near

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the end of this crisis.

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The climate system delivers surprises

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as it continues to change.

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Since past conditions are no longer

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the best guide about what to expect,

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communities and businesses are consulting

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climate experts and using

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scientific tools to adapt.

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Building resilience can be difficult,

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but Americans are rising to the occasion.

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This is tough information,

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and people have to make hard choices.

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Thinking 30 years down the road

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sometimes isn’t in people’s mindset.

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It’s a hard job to ask people

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to think that far ahead.

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The Climate Resilience Toolkit,

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a component of President Obama’s

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Climate Action Plan,

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offers a 5-step process to help

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identify problems,

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determine vulnerabilities,

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investigate options,

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evaluate risks and costs,

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and take action.

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This site features decision-makers

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across the nation who are using data and tools

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to reduce their risks

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and protect their investments.

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I’m going to use this research data

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to influence my decisions on my operation

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to make my bottom line better

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and my livelihood for my family…

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our economic viability into the future.

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You’ll find dozens of powerful

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decision-support tools,

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including the Climate Explorer.

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Whether your focus is on rainfall,

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temperature and drought,

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or on sea level rise and vulnerable populations,

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the Climate Explorer allows you to

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look at climate stressors and their

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impacts at the same time.

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When I was in high school,

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I could walk out there several hundred yards.

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Now, you have to have a boat to get out there.

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The sea level rise that’s occurring

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that’s causing that is something we had to

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take into account when we built this structure.

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Visit the Topics section to review

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summaries condensed from authoritative sources

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such as the National Climate Assessment.

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Each topic offers steps that communities and

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businesses can take to build resilience.

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If you need help,

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explore our offering of training courses,

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or reach out to a climate expert near you

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who understands your community and your issue.

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As state climatologists,

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we are going to monitor it closely.

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We are going to put it in historic perspective.

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We are not climate change advocates.

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We are really monitors delivering

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the message of what we are seeing.

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Building resilience means doing business

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and planning for the future

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using the best available information.

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The Climate Resilience Toolkit

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helps you start,

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or continue, becoming more resilient

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and climate-smart.