Kake Tidal Flats, by Elizabeth Figus. Used with permission
Repeated extreme events have increased public awareness of the impacts of climate change, driving policies and practices across the Southeast region. These efforts require new and innovative partnerships and sound science to inform adaptation actions on the ground.
Metropolitan centers in the Southeast are among the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Current trends toward highly urbanized, population-dense cities are expected to continue. Some urban communities in the Southeast are now recognizing the risk climate presents to their infrastructure systems for water, power, and transportation; they are also recognizing increasing health risks due to heat, flooding, and vector-borne disease.
