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Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse

Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation

Climate change is expected to have an impact on transportation infrastructure. Issues such as rising sea level and changes in regional temperature may change the nation's road and rail network that could eventually require strategic adaptation planning to respond to the impacts.

Climate change Impacts

Climate change Impacts

As climate change affects transportation, it will be important to understand how transportation infrastructure and systems could be impacted. This section provides resources on the possible impacts of climate change on transportation.

Adaptation Planning

Adaptation Planning

Resources about approaches to planning for expected impacts caused by climate change.