Anticipate and Adapt: Protecting Natural Resources Under Extreme Rainfall

Explore a comprehensive presentation on the impacts of extreme rainfall events and climate adaptation strategies in the Midwest and Northeast U.S. Learn about the significant increase in heavy precipitation events over the past 50 years and their detrimental effects on urban and rural communities, infrastructure, ecosystems, and natural resources. Discover how the U.S. Geological Survey Climate Adaptation Science Centers respond to high-priority management challenges, foster engagement between scientists and managers, and advance understanding of climate change impacts. Gain insights into techniques used to engage natural resource managers, extreme precipitation research, co-production of climate adaptation, and communication and decision support activities for the region. Understand the growing awareness of climate-related risks across various sectors and the need for improved decision-making processes that integrate disaster risk reduction, adaptation, and sustainability. Examine successful climate service examples for extreme events and their role in enabling users to build resilience through informed decision-making.