U.S. Reports & Resources

CLIMATE ADAPTATION

The Fifth National Climate Assessment, published in 2023, provides detailed reports on specific aspects of climate change "impacts, risks, and responses": https://toolkit.climate.gov/NCA5

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND CYBERSECURITY

The Rand Corporation has recently published a survey of threats to critical infrastructure.  Learn about the survey here: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2397-2.html

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency maintains the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, which tracks vulnerabilities exploited (attacks, threats, etc.): https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

EARTHQUAKES

U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program  provides a wealth of data and reports:  https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards.  It tracks earthquakes around the world: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=12.03932,-185.97656&extent=78.56049,10.89844.  It also provides a searchable "earthquake catalog": https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/

EXTREME HEAT AND WEATHER

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a Heat and Health Tracker, which tracks emergency room visits for heat-related illness: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/Applications/heatTracker/

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information tracks weather and climate disasters.  To learn more, click here: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/

FLOODING

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index for Natural Hazards provides an interactive map showing communities at risk.  It can be found here: https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/products-tools/national-risk-index

The Democratic Staff of the U.S. Congressional Joint Economic Committee has issued a report estimating that flooding costs the U.S. between $179.9 and $479.0 per year.  See more here: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2024/6/flooding-costs-the-u-s-between-179-8-and-496-0-billion-each-year 

WILDFIRE

The National Interagency Fire Center tracks wildfire incident, maintains wildfire statistics, and produce reports relevant to wildfire: https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information

The U.S. Fire Administration (part of FEMA) has a "Wildlife Report Series": https://www.usfa.fema.gov/wui/data/wildfire-report-series/

In September 2023, the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission issued its final report, which 148 recommendations to Congress.  Learn about and access the report here: https://www.usda.gov/topics/disaster-resource-center/wildland-fire/commission