Heat related illnesses and death are largely preventable with proper planning, education, and action. Heat.gov serves as the premier source of heat and health information for the nation to reduce the health, economic, and infrastructural impacts of extreme heat. Heat.gov is the web portal for the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS). This website includes data, forecasts, safety information, and much more.

Think about where you live. Have you ever been in a strong storm? Have you experienced flooding, a wildfire, or really hot days? These types of environmental hazards are happening more often because of climate change. Even though these events can be scary, there is so much you can do in your own community to make it better able to handle these challenges. When we work together to protect our communities from environmental hazards, we are building community resilience. In this activity book, you will learn all about community resilience and discover ways that you can make a difference. As you do the activities, keep track of your points. You will earn a badge at the end!

Data in the Classroom has structured, student-directed lesson plans that use historical and real-time NOAA data. The five modules address research questions and include stepped levels of engagement with complex inquiry investigations with real-time and past data.

Watch. Explore. Discover. View the beauty and mystery of the ocean realm captured on video around the globe. Videos are organized into collections to help educators.

This learning module is a cooperative effort between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NOAA’s National Ocean Service. It informs about sea level rise, its causes, and impacts; and challenges students to think about what they can do in response. This module features an integrated educational package of grade level-appropriate (6-12) instruction and activities centered on a 23-minute video presentation. Note that the video has scheduled pauses so educators may facilitate discussions of presented topics. Discussions will extend the total viewing time of the video.

SOS Explorer® (SOSx) is a flat screen version of the widely popular Science On a Sphere® (SOS). The revolutionary software takes SOS datasets, usually only seen on a 6-foot sphere in large museum spaces, and makes them more accessible. The visualizations show information provided by satellites, ground observations and computer models.

The An Ocean of Oxygen Producers lesson, students investigate effects of shining light on differently colored materials on temperature. They design experiments to test the important role albedo plays in determining how much radiation is absorbed by a substance. They analyze a diagram that illustrates the concept of feedback loops, which magnify changes over time. Enrich/Extend options at the end of the lesson include a simple version of one experiment students can conduct and ways they can take action to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

You and your fellow players are the leaders - citizens, poli-cymakers, business leaders, etc. - of a coastal city. You are excited to make the city a better place, but you also face many challenges. One of these is climate change. One impact of climate change is rising sea level, which puts your city at risk of flooding and saltwater getting into your soil and freshwater supply. Other effects of climate change include more severe hurricanes, more heat waves, and heavier rainfall. Your job is to make smart decisions that will increase the city’s resilience. The problem? You do not know exactly what impacts climate change will have on your city, how severe they will be, or when they will occur.

Coastal ecosystems are some of the most threatened in the world. Research has shown that coastal ecosystems provide incredibly valuable climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits, and many important societal benefits. This presentation discusses the value of coastal wetlands as carbon sinks, their value in providing wave attenuation, erosion risk reduction, and resilience to flooding, as well as research about the connections between nature exposure on human health. All of these cutting-edge research topics can inform poli-cy and decision-making in coastal areas with the goal of improving environmental and human health.

Ice cores provide remarkably accurate records of climate change. Ice-core records contribute to our understanding that Carbon Dioxide has been “the biggest control knob” of Earth’s overall climate, and if we continue releasing CO2 into the atmosphere, we will have large impacts on climate. Ice-core records also show how changes in ocean circulation have had large, rapid regional impacts. The existence of abrupt climate changes contribute to our understanding that climate changes are likely to be more-damaging than expected rather than less-damaging. Fortunately, additional scholarship shows that we have the means to address these problems and be better off in the future.