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Car driving through flooding waters in Maryland.
Flooding
Infiltration trench in parking lot, in Maryland.
Infiltration trench in parking lot
Stormwater ditch full during heavy rains.
Stormwater ditch
Stormwater trash in parking lot, in Maryland.
Stormwater trash in parking lot
Wood duck boxes are placed in and around a forest interior wetland on a farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Forest interior wetland
Healthy forest on an Eastern Shore Maryland property, USA.
Healthy diverse forest
Healthy diverse forest as determined by a Chesapeake Watershed Forester on an Eastern Shore Maryland farm, USA.
Healthy forest
Healthy forests are resilient on Maryland's Eastern Shore, USA.
Healthy forest
Healthy diverse forest in Maryland, USA.
Healthy forest
Landowner driving a tractor on his farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Landowner farming
In preparation for planting, a Loblolly pine seedling (Pinus taeda) has its roots dipped in rooting gel. This technique improves the chances of the seedling surviving periods of drought.
Loblolly pine seedling (Pinus taeda)
Loblolly pine seedling (Pinus taeda) with rooting gel placed into planting hole, on an Eastern Shore Maryland farm, USA.
Loblolly pine seedling (Pinus taeda) being planted
In preparation for planting, a Loblolly pine seedling (Pinus taeda) has its roots dipped in rooting gel. This technique improves the chances of the seedling surviving periods of drought.
Loblolly pine seedling (Pinus taeda) dipped in…
Grass and flower meadow up to the forest edge, on an Eastern Shore Maryland farm.
Meadow up to the forest edge
The poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) vines climbing trees on this property on the Eastern Shore of Maryland have been cut and are allowed to die in place, preventing bark damage with attempted removal.
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
Elevated utility to prevent flood damage.
Elevated utility
Rain barrel on the side of a house.
Rain barrel
Raising a house to mitigate the effects of flooding.
Raising a house for flooding
Illustration of drought.
Climate change: drought
Illustration of a ghost forest, which can be caused by sea-level rise, land subsidence, or both. As land subsides along the coast, trees can drown in saturated soils, creating ghost forests. Salt-water intrusion into groundwater can also cause salt-intolerant trees to die.
Climate change: ghost forest
Heat wave icon.
Climate change: heat wave
Top view of a mining truck
Petroleum industry: mining truck
View of melted snowman
Snowman: melted
Conceptual diagram illustrating preparations for the effects of climate change: Elevating and moving houses and utilities away from flood plain boundaries make them less vulnerable to storms and may lower flood insurance rates. Rather than building a concrete levy to protect property, consider a natural shoreline that offers the same benefit.
Adaptation to Climate Change
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