1. Climate Change Impacts in the United States Third National Climate Assessment [Name] [Date] Northeast

2. Northeast http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/northeast http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/northeast Convening Lead Authors – Radley Horton, Columbia University – Gary Yohe, Wesleyan University Lead Authors – William Easterling, Pennsylvania State University – Robert Kates, University of Maine – Matthias Ruth, Northeastern University – Edna Sussman, Fordham University School of Law – Adam Whelchel, The Nature Conservancy – David Wolfe, Cornell University Contributing Authors – Fredric Lipschultz, NASA and Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

3. Sea Level is Rising Data from Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level

4. Projected Increase in the Number of Days Over 90 o F Figure source: NOAA NCDC / CICS-NC

5. Flooding and Hurricane Irene Figure source: MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite

6. Coastal Flooding along New Jersey's Shore Figure source: ESRI and USGS 2012

7. Climate Risks to People Heat waves, coastal flooding, and river flooding will pose a growing challenge to the region’s environmental, social, and economic systems. This will increase the vulnerability of the region’s residents, especially its most disadvantaged populations.

8. Urban Heat Island Figure source: Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University

9. Stressed Infrastructure Infrastructure will be increasingly compromised by climate-related hazards, including sea level rise, coastal flooding, and intense precipitation events.

10. Coney Island after Hurricane Irene Photo credit: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York 2011

11. Agricultural and Ecosystem Impacts Agriculture, fisheries, and ecosystems will be increasingly compromised over the next century by climate change impacts. Farmers can explore new crop options, but these adaptations are not cost- or risk- free. Moreover, adaptive capacity, which varies throughout the region, could be overwhelmed by a changing climate.

12. Planning and Adaptation While a majority of states and a rapidly growing number of municipalities have begun to incorporate the risk of climate change into their planning activities, implementation of adaptation measures is still at early stages.

13. Connecticut Coastline and Expanding Salt Marshes Figure source: Ferdaña et al. 2010, 2 Beck et al. 2013

14. Storm Surge Barrier Figure source: Jansen and Dircke 2009

15. Climate Change Impacts in the United States http://nca2014.globalchange.gov http://nca2014.globalchange.gov Third National Climate Assessment @usgcrp facebook.com/usgcrp #NCA2014 [Name & Contact Info]