Through more extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and rising global temperatures, climate change is impacting the health of our communities in many ways [1]. Throughout Public Lab you’ll find tools and resources to research and monitor the effects of climate change. From water quality to air quality to disaster response, the environmental issues that we address on Public Lab can all connect back to climate change. This page is a place for the community to collect and organize resources on community science and climate change.

Sources: 1. https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/default.htm

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<b>What you can do now:</b>
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Join the conversation
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<li>Ask a <a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">question</a>, answer a question, or follow future questions on climate change</li>
<li>Post an <a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">issue brief</a> that describes your local concern related to climate change</li>
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Learn about accessible ways to research climate change
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<li><a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">Current</a> and <a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">emerging methods</a></li>
<li>Do or add an <a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">activity</a></li>
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See community <a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">projects</a> and <a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">stories</a> related to climate change
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Browse <a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">resources</a><ul>
<li>Learn about <a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">regulations</a> related to climate change</li>
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<b>What's next:</b>
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<a href="/wiki/sandbox-climate-change">Next step challenges</a> in climate change and community science
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## Join the conversation

#### Questions from the community 
[questions:climate-change]
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#### Post an Issue Brief
Share a local concern or issue related to climate change and get support from the Public Lab community by writing and posting an Issue Brief. Visit “[Write an Issue Brief](/wiki/issue-brief)” to find information on what an issue brief is, see examples, and learn how to write one. 
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## Research climate change

#### Current methods related to climate change
Here you’ll find a collection of accessible ways to research the effects of climate change, gathered from across Public Lab and beyond.

<b>Water</b>: flooding, drinking water, stormwater

+ [Stormwater monitoring](/wiki/stormwater)
+ [Methods related to drinking water](/methods#drinking-water) 
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<b>[Land change](/methods#land-change)</b>: methods for mapping and imaging

<b>[Air](/methods#air-quality)</b>: methods for monitoring particulate matter, indoor air

<b>[Community organizing](/methods#community-organizing)</b>: methods for advocacy

Methods published on Public Lab and tagged with `climate-change` will appear here: [https://publiclab.org/methods#climate-change](/methods#climate-change)

_Do you have a tool or method to share? Add it here!_
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#### Emerging methods and technologies related to climate change
Here we’ll describe new and developing approaches to researching climate change effects. 

_Please contribute your ideas here!_
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#### Activities
Activities on Public Lab that have been tagged with `climate-change` will appear here
[activities:climate-change]
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## See community projects and stories  

#### Projects related to climate change
[wikis:project:climate-change]

#### Community stories on climate change
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## Browse resources  

#### Regulations

#### External resources
+ US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website on [Climate Effects on Health](https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/default.htm)
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## Next step challenges


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