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The image of the cover of the guide includes the title in white text “Conocimiento Oceanográfico: Principios Esenciales y Conceptos Fundamentales de Las Ciencias Oceánicas Para Estudiantes de Todas Las Edades”. The background for the text is a photographic compilation with the view below the waterline. We see blue ocean water teeming with marine life such as many different types of fishes, sea turtles, and coral reefs. A small submersible shines its lights on these marine animals.

New Ocean Literacy guides available in English and Spanish

February 20, 2024

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The image of the cover of the guide includes the title in white text “Conocimiento Oceanográfico: Principios Esenciales y Conceptos Fundamentales de Las Ciencias Oceánicas Para Estudiantes de Todas Las Edades”. The background for the text is a photographic compilation with the view below the waterline. We see blue ocean water teeming with marine life such as many different types of fishes, sea turtles, and coral reefs. A small submersible shines its lights on these marine animals.

A group of 67 attendees from the workshop gather in the lobby of a building and look up for a group photo.

Report: Lessons from the field of community resilience education

January 12, 2024

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A group of 67 attendees from the workshop gather in the lobby of a building and look up for a group photo.

People stand talking to each other, holding clipboards and flyers of oysters and throwing away trash

NOAA awards $3 million to advance community resilience through education

September 29, 2023

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People stand talking to each other, holding clipboards and flyers of oysters and throwing away trash

Jeremy Hoffman

Urban heat island mapping is revolutionizing how cities address extreme heat

January 31, 2023

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Fiscal Year 2022 NOAA Education Accomplishments Report

Jeremy Hoffman

This illustration shows two women measuring temperature and precipitation on some soil. Two other people are surveying the vegetation of the same soil. One final person is using a tablet to look up information on a NOAA website.

Activity book gets children and youth engaged in local climate resilience

January 31, 2023

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Fiscal Year 2022 NOAA Education Accomplishments Report

This illustration shows two women measuring temperature and precipitation on some soil. Two other people are surveying the vegetation of the same soil. One final person is using a tablet to look up information on a NOAA website.

Cartoon illustration of community members discussing and collaborating on a schematic featuring maps and environmental information. Speech bubbles show that they are discussing storms, tornadoes, and storm shutters. Next to them, two people look at NOAA information on a laptop.

NOAA awards $4 million to advance community resilience through education

September 27, 2022

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Cartoon illustration of community members discussing and collaborating on a schematic featuring maps and environmental information. Speech bubbles show that they are discussing storms, tornadoes, and storm shutters. Next to them, two people look at NOAA information on a laptop.

Illustration of the NOAA ELP Vision of A Resilient Community depicting a city along a coast and river with the following depicted: trees being planted as urban heat island abatement; an aquarium with people restoring a nearby coastal wetland to mitigate flooding; sustainable design with green infrastructure; a healthy community with people biking and exercising outside; a city hall with youth and adults presenting their ideas to officials; a shoreline that is protected with restored oyster reefs; students

Climate Resilience in Your Community Activity Book

July 14, 2022

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climate literacy

Illustration of the NOAA ELP Vision of A Resilient Community depicting a city along a coast and river with the following depicted: trees being planted as urban heat island abatement; an aquarium with people restoring a nearby coastal wetland to mitigate flooding; sustainable design with green infrastructure; a healthy community with people biking and exercising outside; a city hall with youth and adults presenting their ideas to officials; a shoreline that is protected with restored oyster reefs; students

People stand on a sandy beach looking down at American beachgrass planting, with some buildings in the distance.

New York City students restore native beachgrass to stabilize the shoreline against storms

May 13, 2022

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coastal restoration

People stand on a sandy beach looking down at American beachgrass planting, with some buildings in the distance.

Shae Green in a genetics laboratory.

For Shae Green, getting a Ph.D. depended on finding the right mentors at the right time

April 26, 2022

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Shae Green in a genetics laboratory.

Five cartoon-style badges with text on each. The exploring badge shows the back of a person with a backpack, a house, lightning and rain, and flooding. The investigating badge shows a map with several buildings and a magnifying glass. The assessing badge shows trees, some buildings, and a measuring stick. The planning badge shows a map and checklist action plan. The action badge has a star on a pedestal with resilience written on the front. Dotted lines and small scissors appear on the border of each badge.

Build community resilience while earning badges

April 19, 2022

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Five cartoon-style badges with text on each. The exploring badge shows the back of a person with a backpack, a house, lightning and rain, and flooding. The investigating badge shows a map with several buildings and a magnifying glass. The assessing badge shows trees, some buildings, and a measuring stick. The planning badge shows a map and checklist action plan. The action badge has a star on a pedestal with resilience written on the front. Dotted lines and small scissors appear on the border of each badge.

A topographic map of Redlands Mesa on a table with several students' hands visible. One student indicates an area with a marker. The wind direction has been drawn on the map with an arrow, and students appear to be using toy fire trucks and cotton batting that resembles smoke in a planning exercise.

Colorado students increase community resilience to wildfires

January 31, 2022

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Fiscal Year 2021 NOAA Education Accomplishments Report

A topographic map of Redlands Mesa on a table with several students' hands visible. One student indicates an area with a marker. The wind direction has been drawn on the map with an arrow, and students appear to be using toy fire trucks and cotton batting that resembles smoke in a planning exercise.

Three people look at a diagram of a resilient community. Text says, "community resilience."

NOAA awards $900,000 to advance community resilience through education

September 29, 2021

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Three people look at a diagram of a resilient community. Text says, "community resilience."

Theory of Change community illustration, which includes lush greenery, people playing and conversing outside, and community buildings and houses.

NOAA’s community resilience education grant competition now open

September 15, 2021

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Theory of Change community illustration, which includes lush greenery, people playing and conversing outside, and community buildings and houses.

Illustration of a group of people contributing to a conversation bubble featuring ideas related to community resilience (paper report, vegetation, a laptop displaying a costal chart, a beaker, and an oyster).

Lessons in community resilience from the Environmental Literacy Program workshop

August 30, 2021

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Illustration of a group of people contributing to a conversation bubble featuring ideas related to community resilience (paper report, vegetation, a laptop displaying a costal chart, a beaker, and an oyster).

Line art illustration of the NOAA Environmental Literacy Program's Vision of A Resilient Community depicting a city along a coast and river. For an accessible version, please explore the PDF found at: https://www.noaa.gov/education/multimedia/photos-images/community-resilience-coloring-page

Get creative with our coloring page on community resilience

May 24, 2021

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Line art illustration of the NOAA Environmental Literacy Program's Vision of A Resilient Community depicting a city along a coast and river. For an accessible version, please explore the PDF found at: https://www.noaa.gov/education/multimedia/photos-images/community-resilience-coloring-page

Andrew Fagerheim, Youth Climate Leader and co-lead on the Climate Smart Communities Task Force for the village of Homer, New York, accepts the CSC Bronze Certification from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos. Over the past two years, youth leaders in Homer and Saranac Lake have provided valuable contributions, unique skills, and leadership to help their respective communities take action on climate change. Their enthusiasm and hard work helped both villages

Environmental Literacy Program awards $3.5 million to advance community resilience through education

September 30, 2020

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Environmental Literacy Program

Andrew Fagerheim, Youth Climate Leader and co-lead on the Climate Smart Communities Task Force for the village of Homer, New York, accepts the CSC Bronze Certification from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos. Over the past two years, youth leaders in Homer and Saranac Lake have provided valuable contributions, unique skills, and leadership to help their respective communities take action on climate change. Their enthusiasm and hard work helped both villages

Illustration of the NOAA ELP Vision of A Resilient Community depicting a city along a coast and river with the following depicted: trees being planted as urban heat island abatement; an aquarium with people restoring a nearby coastal wetland to mitigate flooding; sustainable design with green infrastructure; a healthy community with people biking and exercising outside; a city hall with youth and adults presenting their ideas to officials; a shoreline that is protected with restored oyster reefs; students

NOAA's Community Resilience Education Theory of Change

July 30, 2020

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Illustration of the NOAA ELP Vision of A Resilient Community depicting a city along a coast and river with the following depicted: trees being planted as urban heat island abatement; an aquarium with people restoring a nearby coastal wetland to mitigate flooding; sustainable design with green infrastructure; a healthy community with people biking and exercising outside; a city hall with youth and adults presenting their ideas to officials; a shoreline that is protected with restored oyster reefs; students

Malgorzata Gasienica-Bednarz, a high school student, talks about acid rain using the Science on a Sphere six-foot-diameter globe at the Museum of Science and Industry in November 2019.

A look back: Chicago teens became advocates for building the city’s climate resilience

July 29, 2020

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Malgorzata Gasienica-Bednarz, a high school student, talks about acid rain using the Science on a Sphere six-foot-diameter globe at the Museum of Science and Industry in November 2019.

Through programs at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Interactive Learning Laboratory and in community centers throughout the state, GMRI engages the public in exploring and understanding local climate impacts.

Maine’s coastal communities use NOAA data to prepare for sea level rise

December 9, 2019

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Through programs at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Interactive Learning Laboratory and in community centers throughout the state, GMRI engages the public in exploring and understanding local climate impacts.

Guests at PrepareAThon measure temperatures and relate them to the drivers of Richmond's urban heat islands using infrared thermometers, exhibits designed by the Franklin Institute, and Science Museum of Virginia community science data.

Environmental Literacy Program’s resilience education grant competition now open

October 15, 2019

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Guests at PrepareAThon measure temperatures and relate them to the drivers of Richmond's urban heat islands using infrared thermometers, exhibits designed by the Franklin Institute, and Science Museum of Virginia community science data.

Participants assessing their community vulnerabilities and discussing ways to become more resilient during Week 4 of the USVI Storm Strong Workshop.

Photo story: Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation

August 8, 2019

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Participants assessing their community vulnerabilities and discussing ways to become more resilient during Week 4 of the USVI Storm Strong Workshop.

Nearly 75 participants pose in front of the NOAA Science Center for the second ELP Resilience Education Grantee Workshop held at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 2019.

How to increase resilience through education: Lessons from NOAA Environmental Literacy grantees

August 5, 2019

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Nearly 75 participants pose in front of the NOAA Science Center for the second ELP Resilience Education Grantee Workshop held at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 2019.

Students taking part in a field experience (seining) with the Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida to learn about watersheds, as part of their Gulf of Mexico B-WET award (Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida).

NOAA partners with NAAEE to build capacity for environmental literacy

October 29, 2018

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Students taking part in a field experience (seining) with the Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida to learn about watersheds, as part of their Gulf of Mexico B-WET award (Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida).

With support from The Ocean Project and NOAA, the Woodland Park Zoo created the Seattle Youth Climate Action Network (Seattle Youth CAN). This project empowered youth lead campaigns and encourage their peers to reduce carbon emissions.

NOAA celebrates 10 years of building ocean literacy with The Ocean Project

September 18, 2018

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With support from The Ocean Project and NOAA, the Woodland Park Zoo created the Seattle Youth Climate Action Network (Seattle Youth CAN). This project empowered youth lead campaigns and encourage their peers to reduce carbon emissions.

At the Boston Museum of Science, members of the public discuss ways to reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards. This project was funded by NOAA's Environmental Literacy Program.

Environmental Literacy Program awards $4.3 million to advance community resilience through education

September 11, 2018

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At the Boston Museum of Science, members of the public discuss ways to reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards. This project was funded by NOAA's Environmental Literacy Program.

Arizona State University, an Environmental Literacy Program grantee, engages Phoenix, Arizona, residents in a public forum exploring how communities might adapt to extreme heat and drought.

Phoenix-area residents learn the science behind resilience to extreme heat and drought

March 1, 2018

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Arizona State University, an Environmental Literacy Program grantee, engages Phoenix, Arizona, residents in a public forum exploring how communities might adapt to extreme heat and drought.

Using NOAA’s Science on a Sphere, students at the Wild Center’s Youth Climate Summit see climate science datasets and impacts happening around the world

NOAA awards $1 million in Environmental Literacy Grants to build community resilience

September 28, 2017

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Using NOAA’s Science on a Sphere, students at the Wild Center’s Youth Climate Summit see climate science datasets and impacts happening around the world

Teachers doing the "hand-twist model" activity to better understand flow about high and low pressure systems as part of the long-term partnership between AMS and NOAA.

NOAA awards $2.3 million to establish a long-term partnership with American Meteorological Society

September 28, 2017

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Teachers doing the "hand-twist model" activity to better understand flow about high and low pressure systems as part of the long-term partnership between AMS and NOAA.

An aerial photograph of a flooded residential area. All roads and ground are covered by water. Houses, buildings, and trees are visible above the flooded areas.

NOAA awards $2.5 million in environmental literacy grants to build community resilience

September 19, 2016

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An aerial photograph of a flooded residential area. All roads and ground are covered by water. Houses, buildings, and trees are visible above the flooded areas.

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Related resources for Climate Resilience in Your Community

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April 17, 2024

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Landscape image of a resilient community where people are working together to improve their community

Climate Resilience in Your Community Activity Book

July 19, 2022

Landscape image of a resilient community where people are working together to improve their community

The new downloadable program allows you to view this SOS Explorer (TM) animation showing changing sea surface temperatures run on a laptop and displayed on a monitor.

Environmental Literacy Program

March 22, 2021

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The new downloadable program allows you to view this SOS Explorer (TM) animation showing changing sea surface temperatures run on a laptop and displayed on a monitor.

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Completed project summaries

December 17, 2020

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2020-2021 Environmental Literacy Program grants

September 30, 2020

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