Climate Change Health Assessments for Three Coastal, Riverine and Lake System Communities

This project evaluates the connections between climate change impacts and health in Bristol Bay communities. Climate change impacts were assessed through the lens of public health, with an eye towards the potential effects on disease, injury, food and water security, and mental health. Three focal communities were included in this assessment: Nondalton, a lake community, Levelock, a river community, and Pilot Point, a coastal community. The resulting assessment reports will be used to assist focal communities, as well as neighboring communities, in addressing climate-change related issues.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, Decision Support, All tags... EROSION, EROSION, Interested public, LAKES, LAKES, LCC Network Science Catalog, OCEANS, OCEANS, Project, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVERS/STREAMS, RIVERS/STREAMS, Regional & county planners, Report, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SPECIES MIGRATION, SPECIES MIGRATION, Socio-economics/Ecosystem Services, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Vulnerability Assessment, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, health, health, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags

Vulnerability of shorebird and waterfowl habitat in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta: assessing landscape dynamic in response to climate change

The YKD is also home to the largest subsistence-based economy in Alaska. Yet, the low-lying landscape mosaic characterizing the YKD is at risk of massive change associated with projected sea level rise (SLR), increasing storm frequency and severity and permafrost degradation due to future climate change. Therefore, to conserve ecosystem services associated with the botanical and faunal richness in the YKD, management strategies in the region should not only be based on current ecosystem conditions, but also incorporate projected changes in landscape composition. The goal of this project is to provide managers and people living in the YKD, an assessment of the vulnerability of the landscape to future change and to...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, Federal resource managers, Hunters & anglers, All tags... Interested public, LAND COVER, LAND COVER, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LCC Network Science Catalog, MODELS, MODELS, PERMAFROST, PERMAFROST, PERMAFROST MELT, PERMAFROST MELT, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Regional & county planners, State agencies, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Vulnerability Assessment, biota, biota, environment, environment, underDevelopment, Fewer tags

Final Synthesis Report

The environment is rapidly changing and global warming brings impacts to all forms of life. This report is about the effects of a changing climate on the human environment and changes to communities and peoples’ lives. The best measures of change are the observations of people who live and work here, travel the trails, watch the weather, and harvest food from the land and sea. By listening, we learn the nature of the changes that are occurring, and gain insight into the causes and specific implications to people and the adaptations that are being developed and used every day. People of the Alaska are excellent observers of environmental change because of their local knowledge and expertise about the weather, wildlife,...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, EROSION, EROSION, Interested public, All tags... LCC Network Science Catalog, Regional & county planners, Report, SEA ICE, SEA ICE, SEA ICE MOTION, SEA ICE MOTION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SPECIES MIGRATION, SPECIES MIGRATION, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, biota, biota, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, completed, economy, economy, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, health, health, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, presentation, society, society, Fewer tags

Climate Change in the Bering Strait Region

The environment is rapidly changing and global warming brings impacts to all forms of life. This report is about the effects of a changing climate on the human environment and changes to communities and peoples’ lives. The best measures of change are the observations of people who live and work here, travel the trails, watch the weather, and harvest food from the land and sea. By listening, we learn the nature of the changes that are occurring, and gain insight into the causes and specific implications to people and the adaptations that are being developed and used every day. People of the Bering Strait are excellent observers of environmental change because of their local knowledge and expertise about the weather,...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, EROSION, EROSION, Interested public, All tags... LCC Network Science Catalog, Regional & county planners, Report, SEA ICE, SEA ICE, SEA ICE MOTION, SEA ICE MOTION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SPECIES MIGRATION, SPECIES MIGRATION, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, biota, biota, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, completed, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, health, health, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags

Marine Shipping Vulnerability Analysis

Using Automated Identification System (AIS) point data acquired from Alaska Marine Exchange’s station-based networks in the Aleutians and Bering Strait and satellite platforms maintained by ExactEarth to produce monthly and seasonal summaries of commercial shipping intensity by ship type. AIS data evaluation and spatial characterization will be completed by a University of Alaska, Fairbanks PhD student in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society. Final layers will be made available to managers and stakeholders through the Arctic E. Their expanded regional layers will be analyzed by a group of leading NGOs including: Alaska Marine Conservation Council, Audubon Alaska, Oceana and the Wildlife Conservation...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation Design, Data Acquisition and Development, Data Management and Integration, Federal resource managers, All tags... Interested public, LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, OCEANS, OCEANS, Project, State agencies, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, biota, biota, oceans, oceans, transportation, transportation, underDevelopment, Fewer tags

Climate Change and Health Effects in the Bristol Bay Region of Alaska: Final Project Synthesis Report.

In 2012 Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) in partnership with Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (BBAHC) and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) began evaluating connections between climate change impacts and health. The purpose, to encourage wellness and to adapt to changes in the Bristol Bay region. Of special importance for community wellness are the changes occurring to the natural environment and the effects on food and water security. This is a synthesis of findings from the project.

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Model outputs

A high spatial resolution storm surge model was developed for the YK Delta area to assess biological impacts of storm surges under current and future climates. Storm surges are expected to be more frequent and more severe in the YK Delta area due to climate change and sea level rise. The biological impacts in the YK Delta due to the changed storm surges could be extreme.The model was assessed with respect to measured water level data at the coast and, where available, spatial extent of inundation, for 6 storms from the period 1992 to 2011. In total, inundation projections from 9 historical storms (5 from the assessment + 4 others) were developed. For each storm, an spatial inundation index (time-integral of water...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS, Academics & scientific researchers, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, All tags... COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION, CULTURAL FEATURES, CULTURAL FEATURES, DELTAS, DELTAS, DELTAS, DELTAS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, EROSION, EROSION, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, FLOOD PLAIN, FLOOD PLAIN, FLOODING, FLOODING, FLOODS, FLOODS, FLOODS, FLOODS, Federal resource managers, HAZARD MITIGATION/PLANNING, HAZARD MITIGATION/PLANNING, INLETS, INLETS, INUNDATION, INUNDATION, LACUSTRINE WETLANDS, LACUSTRINE WETLANDS, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LCC Network Science Catalog, LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS, LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS, MARSHES, MARSHES, MODELS, MODELS, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, PEATLANDS, PEATLANDS, PERMAFROST, PERMAFROST, SALINITY, SALINITY, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENTATION, SEDIMENTATION, SEVERE STORMS, SEVERE STORMS, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, STORMS, STORMS, Tribes, VEGETATION, VEGETATION, VEGETATION COVER, VEGETATION COVER, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, completed, elevation, elevation, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, model, oceans, oceans, Fewer tags

Model Domain

A high spatial resolution storm surge model was developed for the YK Delta area to assess biological impacts of storm surges under current and future climates. Storm surges are expected to be more frequent and more severe in the YK Delta area due to climate change and sea level rise. The biological impacts in the YK Delta due to the changed storm surges could be extreme.The model was assessed with respect to measured water level data at the coast and, where available, spatial extent of inundation, for 6 storms from the period 1992 to 2011. In total, inundation projections from 9 historical storms (5 from the assessment + 4 others) were developed. For each storm, an spatial inundation index (time-integral of water...

Categories: Data, Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS, Academics & scientific researchers, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, All tags... COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION, CULTURAL FEATURES, CULTURAL FEATURES, DELTAS, DELTAS, DELTAS, DELTAS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, EROSION, EROSION, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, FLOOD PLAIN, FLOOD PLAIN, FLOODING, FLOODING, FLOODS, FLOODS, FLOODS, FLOODS, Federal resource managers, HAZARD MITIGATION/PLANNING, HAZARD MITIGATION/PLANNING, INLETS, INLETS, INUNDATION, INUNDATION, Image, LACUSTRINE WETLANDS, LACUSTRINE WETLANDS, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LCC Network Science Catalog, LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS, LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS, MARSHES, MARSHES, MODELS, MODELS, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, PEATLANDS, PEATLANDS, PERMAFROST, PERMAFROST, SALINITY, SALINITY, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENTATION, SEDIMENTATION, SEVERE STORMS, SEVERE STORMS, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, STORMS, STORMS, Tribes, VEGETATION, VEGETATION, VEGETATION COVER, VEGETATION COVER, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, completed, elevation, elevation, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, oceans, oceans, Fewer tags

Storm Surge Impacts on Biological Resources in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta

The purpose of the research is to develop a storm surge model for the YK Delta area and to apply it to determine biological impacts of storm surges in the current and future climates. This research is needed as storm surges are expected to be more frequent and more severe in the YK Delta area due to climate change and sea level rise. The biological impacts in the YK Delta due to the changed storm surges could be extreme. With the model, we will study 10 storms over the 1980 – 2011 time period. Model output will be used to determine the recurrence interval for the individual storms. With the model output from individual storms, an inundation index (time-integral of water level during a storm) will be calculated....

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS, Academics & scientific researchers, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, All tags... COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION, CULTURAL FEATURES, CULTURAL FEATURES, DELTAS, DELTAS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, EROSION, EROSION, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, FLOODS, FLOODS, Federal resource managers, HAZARD MITIGATION/PLANNING, HAZARD MITIGATION/PLANNING, INLETS, INLETS, LACUSTRINE WETLANDS, LACUSTRINE WETLANDS, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LCC Network Science Catalog, LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS, LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS, MARSHES, MARSHES, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, PEATLANDS, PEATLANDS, PERMAFROST, PERMAFROST, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Presentation, Project, Report, SALINITY, SALINITY, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENTATION, SEDIMENTATION, SEVERE STORMS, SEVERE STORMS, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, null, oceans, oceans, Fewer tags

Climate Change in Nondalton, Alaska

Climate change refers to change over time due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (IPCC, 2008). Alaska is experiencing a wide range of impacts from climate change and communities seek adaptive strategies that encourage wellness and sustainability. This report documents climate change impacts as described by local people and climate change effects or potential effects as interpreted through the lens of public health. It is the seventh report in a series describing climate change across Alaska, and the second report to focus on the Bristol Bay region, the first being in the community of Pilot Point. In the Dena’ina community of Nondalton, residents report changes to the weather, the landscape,...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, EROSION, All tags... EROSION, Interested public, LAKES, LAKES, LCC Network Science Catalog, OCEANS, OCEANS, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVERS/STREAMS, RIVERS/STREAMS, Regional & county planners, Report, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SPECIES MIGRATION, SPECIES MIGRATION, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, health, health, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags

Slideshow: Assessing Climate Change and Health Effects in the Bering Strait Region

An assessment of climate change impacts on communities in the Bering Strait Region was conducted by three tribal organizations, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, the Norton Sound Health Corporation, and Kawerak Inc. The purpose was to evaluate the broad range of climate change impacts observed by community members, to identify potential health effects, and to raise awareness and provide guidance that community leadership and the tribal health system could use to help guide planning and intervention activities. This presentation will explore the process and review findings from the project as well as providing an overview of some of the recommendations.

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Final Report: Storm surge impacts on biological resources in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta

A high spatial resolution storm surge model was developed for the YK Delta area to assess biological impacts of storm surges under current and future climates. Storm surges are expected to be more frequent and more severe in the YK Delta area due to climate change and sea level rise. The biological impacts in the YK Delta due to the changed storm surges could be extreme.The model was assessed with respect to measured water level data at the coast and, where available, spatial extent of inundation, for 6 storms from the period 1992 to 2011. In total, inundation projections from 9 historical storms (5 from the assessment + 4 others) were developed. For each storm, an spatial inundation index (time-integral of water...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS, Academics & scientific researchers, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, All tags... COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION, CULTURAL FEATURES, CULTURAL FEATURES, DELTAS, DELTAS, DELTAS, DELTAS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, EROSION, EROSION, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, FLOOD PLAIN, FLOOD PLAIN, FLOODING, FLOODING, FLOODS, FLOODS, FLOODS, FLOODS, Federal resource managers, HAZARD MITIGATION/PLANNING, HAZARD MITIGATION/PLANNING, INLETS, INLETS, INUNDATION, INUNDATION, LACUSTRINE WETLANDS, LACUSTRINE WETLANDS, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LANDSCAPE PROCESSES, LCC Network Science Catalog, LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS, LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS, MARSHES, MARSHES, MODELS, MODELS, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, PEATLANDS, PEATLANDS, PERMAFROST, PERMAFROST, Report, SALINITY, SALINITY, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENTATION, SEDIMENTATION, SEVERE STORMS, SEVERE STORMS, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, STORMS, STORMS, Tribes, VEGETATION, VEGETATION, VEGETATION COVER, VEGETATION COVER, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, completed, elevation, elevation, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, oceans, oceans, Fewer tags

Climate Change in Levelock, Alaska

Alaska is experiencing a wide range of impacts from climate change and communities seek adaptive strategies that encourage wellness and sustainability. This report documents climate change impacts as described by community residents and climate change effects or potential effects as interpreted through the lens of public health. It is the seventh report in a series describing climate change in communities across Alaska, and the third report to focus on the Bristol Bay region. In the Alutiiq and Yupik community of Levelock Alaska, residents report changes to the weather, seasons, landscape, plants, and wildlife with important implications for community health. Understanding local impact of climate change is important...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, EROSION, All tags... EROSION, Interested public, LAKES, LAKES, LCC Network Science Catalog, OCEANS, OCEANS, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVERS/STREAMS, RIVERS/STREAMS, Regional & county planners, Report, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SPECIES MIGRATION, SPECIES MIGRATION, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, health, health, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags

Climate Change Vulnerability Index

The Bristol Bay region represents an area of transition between the maritime climate of the southern coast and the continental climate of the Interior and Copper River Basin. These regions are largely protected by mountains areas and do not have a strong maritime influence. Temperatures are moderate and sea ice does form in the Bristol Bay but complete freeze-up of these waterways is not common. Low winter temperatures are below 0 degrees F with events below -20F. Summer temperatures are generally in the mid 60s with only a few days above 80. Highest precipitation is in August and September (Shulsky and Wendler 2007). The following table is a scoping tool that can be used to begin to evaluate community vulnerability...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, EROSION, All tags... EROSION, Interested public, LAKES, LAKES, LCC Network Science Catalog, OCEANS, OCEANS, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVERS/STREAMS, RIVERS/STREAMS, Regional & county planners, Report, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SPECIES MIGRATION, SPECIES MIGRATION, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, biota, biota, completed, elevation, elevation, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, health, health, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags

Climate Change in Pilot Point, Alaska

This report documents climate change impacts and potential impacts as described by the local people and interpreted through the lens of public health. It is the sixth report in a series describing climate change across Alaska, and the first report to focus on the Bristol Bay Region. In the Yupik and Aleut community of Pilot Point residents report changes to the weather, landscape, plants and wildlife. Extreme weather events are thought to be more common, the timing of seasons is more unpredictable, erosion to shorelines is occurring at a rapid rate, and consequentially, vulnerability to flooding is increasing. Identified health concerns include food security, damage to health-critical infrastructure, injury and...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, EROSION, All tags... EROSION, Interested public, LAKES, LAKES, LCC Network Science Catalog, OCEANS, OCEANS, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE BREAKUP, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, RIVERS/STREAMS, RIVERS/STREAMS, Regional & county planners, Report, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SPECIES MIGRATION, SPECIES MIGRATION, Tribes, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, health, health, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags

Presentation Slides, 2015 Nov 18

A high spatial resolution storm surge model was developed for the YK Delta area to assess biological impacts of storm surges under current and future climates. Storm surges are expected to be more frequent and more severe in the YK Delta area due to climate change and sea level rise. The biological impacts in the YK Delta due to the changed storm surges could be extreme.The model was assessed with respect to measured water level data at the coast and, where available, spatial extent of inundation, for 6 storms from the period 1992 to 2011. In total, inundation projections from 9 historical storms (5 from the assessment + 4 others) were developed. For each storm, an spatial inundation index (time-integral of water...

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