USDA Food and Climate Symposium Series

US Climate Resilience Toolkit Tools are available to help you manage your climate-related risks and
opportunities, and to help guide you in building resilience to extreme events.
https://toolkit.climate.gov/tools

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Climate Change Research Program empowers land
managers, policy makers, and its agencies with science-based knowledge to manage the risks and
opportunities posed by climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and enhance carbon
sequestration. It is one of a host of programs at globalchange.gov.

A fun timeline by xkcd that shows climate change REALLY to scale https://xkcd.com/1732/

Communication focus

Humor as a way to reach people (especially young people) on climate change issues. Original research
by Christofer Skurka, Jeff Niederdeppe, Rainer Romero-Canyas, and David Acup published in the Journal
of Communication https://academic.oup.com/joc/article/68/1/169/4858531 and a summary of the
research by Kate Yoder in Grist

Thoughts on finding a broader audience and “Raising a Tantrum” from Michael Mann, professor of
atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University in University Park and director of the university’s
Earth System Science Center.
https://eos.org/articles/raising-a-tantrum-about-climate-change

Comprehensive and well-organized guide linked to easy-to-understand articles that refute every possible argument put forward by climate change skeptics and deniers. By Coby Beck via Grist Magazine.
https://grist.org/series/skeptics/

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication – information, ideas, data, news, and visualizations.
http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/about/

George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication Our mission at 4C is to develop
and apply social science insights to help society make informed decisions that will stabilize the earth’s
life-sustaining climate, and prevent further harm from climate change.
https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/

MAIANSE  

More general NASA info, but with strong cultural elements, from the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) for American Indian and Alaska Native Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement  Included Living Landscapes project, specific to climate science.
https://www.nasa.gov/education/maianse

NASA’s Climate Kids

Lots of information and activities, appealingly presented.
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/

Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

Focused on education about clean energy
https://cleanet.org/index.html

Climate Change Lessons

Activities from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/tag/search/Climate+Change

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is making it easy for people globally to gain a basic understanding of climate change issues in the circumpolar North through a new massive open online course. The MOOC, Climate Change in Arctic Environments, is free, with the option to pay for a certificate of completion. Enrollees will learn from leading scientists and experts about modern climate science and the impacts of change across atmospheric, marine, terrestrial and human systems.
https://www.uaf.edu/news/online-course-offers-free-arctic-climate-change-education.php

Earth Signs is a Culturally responsive and Arctic/Alaska focused program developed by UAF scientists and personnel. The program trains teachers, 4-H leaders, and community members on climate change concepts, culturally-responsive curriculum, and environmental observing protocols in face-to-face and online courses.
https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/arcticandearthsigns/about

Climate data and resources for Alaska and western Canada from the Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP), a research group in the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
  https://www.snap.uaf.edu/

Data and resources from the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center (AK CASC), one of 8 regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers that provide managers with tools and information regarding the impacts of climate change on natural and cultural resources. Hosted by UAF, with a USGS-hosted office in Anchorage, AK. 
https://casc.alaska.edu/

Information and recorded webinars from Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), a UAF research and outreach group that partners with stakeholders to create realistic community plans and climate adaptation strategies across all of Alaska. ACCAP studies marine resources and assesses climate change-related impacts on water availability, sea ice, wildfire and Alaska Native culture.
https://accap.uaf.edu/

AdaptAlaska Learning, sharing, and building resilience in a changing climate
https://adaptalaska.org/

Lisa Murkowski’s stance on climate change and energy, as described by Lisa Friedman in the New York Times.

The state of Alaska’s nascent plan to address climate change, as described in the New York Times by Brad Plumer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/climate/alaska-climate-change.html

Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States speaks broadly and clearly about climate and its effects on the people and landscapes of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, the U.S.– Mexico border region, and the lands of Native Nations. A landmark study in terms of its coverage and analysis (and a synthesis of knowledge from some 120 contributing experts), the book offers decision makers and stakeholders a substantial basis from which to make informed choices that will affect the well-being of the region’s inhabitants in the decades to come.
https://swccar.arizona.edu/

Fact sheets from the Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States
https://swccar.arizona.edu/fact-sheets 

Webinars from the Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States
https://swccar.arizona.edu/webinars

The Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (SW CASC) is a collaborative federal-university partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and seven academic institutions from across the U.S. Southwest. The SW CASC is one of eight regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers under the Department of the Interior (DOI) managed by the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC).
https://swcasc.arizona.edu/about/overview

At the Arizona Institute for Resilience, we turn science into actionable, community-oriented solutions. Our focus is resilience, the capacity to respond to environmental change in innovative ways by adapting toward more sustainable and equitable outcomes. We bring together researchers, educators, problem-solvers, and innovators from diverse disciplines – science, engineering, humanities, economics, public policy, law, the arts, and beyond – to develop innovative and practical solutions to the many environmental and resilience challenges we all face today.
https://air.arizona.edu/about

What Climate Change Means for Arizona (EPA fact sheet)
https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-09/documents/climate-change-az.pdf

Climate Change in Guam: Indicators and Considerations for Key Sectors is one in a series of new PIRCA reports aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about climate change indicators, impacts, and adaptive capacity of the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands and the Hawaiian archipelago. Authors from the University of Guam and the East-West Center—along with more than 30 technical contributors from local governments, NGOs, researchers, and community groups—collaboratively developed the Guam PIRCA report.
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/publications/climate-change-in-guam-indicators-and-considerations-key-sectors

The vision of the Pacific Research on Island Solutions for Adaptation (RISA) is resilient and sustainable Pacific Island communities using climate information to manage risks and support practical decision-making about climate variability and change.
https://www.pacificrisa.org/places/territory-of-guam/

The Climate Change Resiliency Commission was created under the Executive Order 2019-19, signed by Gov. Leon Guerrero in August 2019, to develop a strategy in climate change resiliency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Review the Executive Order below to learn more on the integration of climate change resiliency.
https://g3dashboard.guam.gov/pages/TNR_Climate%20Action 

Sea Level Rise Projection Map – Guam

https://earth.org/data_visualization/sea-level-rise-by-2100-guam/ 

What Climate Change Means for Guam

Fact sheet from the EPA
https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-09/documents/climate-change-gu.pdf

The overarching goal of the Hawaii Climate Data Portal (HCDP) is to provide streamlined access to high-quality reliable climate data and information for the State Of Hawai‘i. This includes the production of both near-real-time monthly rainfall and daily temperature maps and a user-friendly tool  to visualize and download them. Easy access to high quality climate data, information and products through the HCDP allows researchers to focus more time on their analyses and less time on data collection and processing. It also provides the broader community with access to information that would otherwise be inaccessible due to technical limitations. Finally, centralizing data and information helps to create more of a holistic environment for environmental stewardship in Hawai‘i.
https://www.hawaii.edu/climate-data-portal/ 

“Slice of PI-CASC” Seminar Series Climate Adaptation Challenges and Solutions
The “Slice of PI-CASC” seminar series seeks to provide a platform for sharing ongoing and state-of-the-art climate adaptation science for a wide audience, including scientists and natural and cultural resource managers, to learn about climate adaptation research and science-to-management applications in Hawaiʻi, the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands, and beyond.
https://pi-casc.soest.hawaii.edu/slice-of-pi-casc-seminar-series/ 

The Hawai‘i Climate Data Portal: From soup to nuts with Dr. Ryan Longman, East-West Center

After four years of development, the Hawai‘i Climate Data Portal (HCDP) was officially launched in March 2022 with the goal of providing a central location for streamlined access to climate data and resources for the State of Hawaiʻi. Since that time, efforts are ongoing to develop a range of new tools and data products and to improve the overall experience for end users. In this presentation, Dr. Ryan Longman will look back at how the HCDP got here, introduce new products and features, and discuss future HCDP opportunities.
https://pi-casc.soest.hawaii.edu/news/slice-of-pi-casc-january-2024-seminar/ 

What Climate Change Means for Hawai’i (EPA fact sheet) 

https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-09/documents/climate-change-hi.pdf 

The Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems develops innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. Taking a holistic and transdisciplinary approach, the Center seeks to facilitate research, education, public engagement, community-strengthening and policy reform to support sustainable food systems. The Swette Center is the focal point for food systems work at ASU.
https://globalfutures.asu.edu/food/ 

Food Security in the Western US and Pacific Territories.
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/adap/information/projects/FoodSecurity/PacificTerritories.pdf 

Guam Climate Smart Agriculture. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an integrative approach developed by the FAO aimed at helping guide actions to reorient agricultural systems to ensure food security and effectively support sustainable communities and livelihoods in a changing climate.
https://pacificclimateexchange.org/https-pacificclimateexchange-org-guam/https-pacificclimateexchange-org-guam-climate-smart-agriculture/

Drought and Vegetation Monitoring Climate Engine, with support from NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System, is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to guide drought planning on BLM-managed lands.
https://www.drought.gov/ 

Climate Engine provides satellite and climate data in a user-friendly manner to facilitate water conservation, wildfire risk management, agricultural productivity monitoring, and ecological restoration.
https://www.climateengine.org/ 

Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Supply

National overview from the EPA
https://www.epa.gov/climateimpacts/climate-change-impacts-agriculture-and-food-supply

Food Security and Climate Change in Alaska 

Overview from the USDA Northwest Climate Hub
https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northwest/topic/food-security-and-climate-change-alaska

Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-could-enable-alaska-to-grow-more-of-its-own-food-now-is-the-time-to-plan-for-it-174939

Alaska Garden Helper online tool https://snap.uaf.edu/tools/gardenhelper/ 

Alaska Grown video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fynjF0GEeI