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This research highlights that increases in burned forest area across the western United States and southwestern Canada over the last several decades have been partially driven by a rise in vapor pressure deficit (VPD).
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This study illustrates the impacts climate change will have on the fruit industry by modelling the mid-century changes in Florida strawberry yield using downscaled climate models.
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This report addresses the need to develop and share locally relevant and actionable knowledge, ways to engage coastal communities meaningfully into adaptation planning, and opportunities to deliver transformative adaptation policies.
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The objective of this research is to characterize municipal interventions to extreme heat events (EHEs) and compare U.S. jurisdictions with and without formal heat action plans. Increasingly frequent and intense EHEs are indicative of climate impacts.
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This report summarizes the current scientific information on climate trends and projections within New Jersey.
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This study constructs an event-specific flood damage cost estimation framework for transit systems, simulating separately flood ingress into underground spaces.
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This article investigates how hospitalization risks from tropical cyclones in Florida varied across individuals and communities. It found that higher poverty, lower homeownership, and denser communities were associated with higher hospitalization rates.
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This research draws on focus group data to map residents' understandings of the infosphere of Interior Alaska throughout the stages of wildfire events. Fire communicators can best cater to these audiences by using a tailored approach.

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