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  • Floodwaters accumulate as the Tar River overflows in Greenville, North Carolina. Photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki. Public domain

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  • Salmon jumping a fall. From Puyallup Tribe of Indians, "Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options," p. 24. Used with permission

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  • Spring Chinook salmon. Michael Humling, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Used with permission

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  • Beautiful reflections of Boston's Back Bay from the esplanade on October 8, 2013. Photograph by Robbie Shade, CC-BY-2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/, via Flickr

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  • Downtown Asheville at dusk. Image credit: Michael Tracey, public domain, via Flickr

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  • Confluence of the Ruby and Beaverhead rivers, just south of Twin Bridges, Montana. Public domain photo by Mike Cline

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  • Upper Snake River at Massacre Rocks. Image credit: Scott Hauser, Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation. Used with permission