Projects
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The convergence of high temperatures, subtropical climatic zones, and a continuous cycle of land-loss and land gain, along the Gulf Coast, have resulted in a landscape of rapidly changing alluvial plains, islands, shorelines, rolling hills, and some of the most extensive wetlands in the United States.
In Progress
The convergence of high temperatures, subtropical climatic zones, and a continuous cycle of land-loss and land gain, along the Gulf Coast, have resulted in a landscape of rapidly changing alluvial plains, islands, shorelines, rolling hills, and some of the most extensive wetlands in the United States.
Completed
Iowans are no strangers to the impacts of climate change, as they are currently experiencing its growing consequences such as blistering heat, extreme floods, and devastating storms that are growing more common each year.
In Progress
Communities across Southwest Louisiana and Central Acadiana face overlapping risks such as hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat and long-standing challenges such as economic disinvestment, population shifts, and industrial pressures.
Completed
In recent years, the U.S. federal government has launched a range of tools designed to assist federal agencies in targeting resources and grant funds towards disadvantaged communities. These tools add to an expanding landscape of vulnerability maps and indices that aim to help with identifying the spatial distribution of these communities and understand the drivers of social vulnerability within specific geographies.
Completed
When a disaster strikes, people already living with increased food needs are pushed to request additional food assistance. The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented demand for charitable food while also causing disruptions in the supply chain.