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Impervious surfaces like roofs and parking lots cannot absorb water. A large volume of rainfall in a relatively short period of time produces runoff, which carries sediments and chemicals into bodies of water. Storm drains cannot always handle the volume of water, or get backed up for other reasons, creating puddles like this one in a parking lot. Video taken in Arnold, Maryland. — Stormwater runoff

Coastal flooding that occurs on sun, storm-free days can be caused by unusually high tides. Offshore storms can contribute to these tides, but are not always the cause. During these events, coastal storm drains can back up and flood streets and walkways. Video taken in Eastport, Annapolis, Maryland. — Tidal or nuisance flooding

Acinonyx jubatus (Cheetah)

During heavy rainfall, water runs off impervious surfaces like sidewalks. Manmade or paved surfaces like roofs and roads cannot absorb water like vegetated surfaces, so rainwater flows directly into the nearest body of water, carrying sediments and other pollutants with it. — Runoff in action

Ambystoma mexicanum (Axolotl)

Lontra canadensis (American River Otter): standing

Lontra canadensis (American River Otter): swimming

This diagram, from the 2021 Maryland Coastal Adaptation Report Card, shows the changes that threaten coastal communities (white font) alongside adaptation actions (blue font) that can alleviate the impacts of those changes. — Coastal changes and adaptations

Crassostrea virginica (Oyster reef)

Athene cunicularia (Burrowing Owl)

Morone saxatilis (striped bass 3)

Zostera marina (Common eelgrass) with seeds

Avicennia marina (Grey Mangrove)

Rhizophora apiculata (tall-stilt mangrove)

Man-made microdebris

Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane) at South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. — Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane)

African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), African spoonbill (Platalea alba), and yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) feeding in a marsh in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. — Marsh birds feeding

Long-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) on a branch in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. — Vidua paradisaea (long-tailed paradise whydah)

Forest landscape in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. — Luangwa forest landscape

Yellow-billed storks (Mycteria ibis) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. — Mycteria ibis (yellow-billed stork)

Yellow-billed storks (Mycteria ibis) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. — Mycteria ibis (yellow-billed stork) 2

Forest landscape in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. — Luangwa forest landscape 2

Saddle-billed storks (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. — Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (saddle-billed…

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