Climate Change

Cyber Resilience (December 2018)

The transportation sector is the third most vulnerable sector to cyber-attacks. This webinar from Colorado DOT showed what DOTs should know and how they can be better prepared.

Learning from Hurricane Florence (December 2018)

This webinar provides lessons learned from Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm that ripped through the Carolinas and caused severe flooding that was compounded by pre-existing ground saturation due to earlier summer floods. Presented by Leland Colvin, South Carolina Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary for Engineering.

Seismic Resilient Highways (December 2018)

This webinar features Oregon’s leadership in the development of seismic resilient highway corridors, and the first seismic resilient corridor, US-97. Join this webinar to learn more about the strategies Oregon has put into place to build their seismic resiliency, including the development of higher bridge standards and a prioritization plan for bridges and corridors. Presented by Matt Garrett, Oregon Department of Transportation Director.

2018 Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit and Exchange (RISE) Recap

This webinar provided a closing summary of AASHTO’s RSTS Resilience Webinar Series, as well as findings and lessons learned from DOT CEOs at the first annual Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit and Exchange (RISE).

Extreme Weather and Climate Impacts Resiliency Peer Exchange (2017)

The peer exchange, held on November 6 and 7, 2017, sponsored an assembly of key DOT stakeholders to contribute to an important dialogue on resiliency and assist transportation stakeholders in resolving issues related to extreme weather and sea level rise preparedness, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

2015 Extreme Weather Sessions

Following up on Extreme Weather Sessions held in 2014, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) continues to share practitioner-focused updates on the latest research, case studies, and tools pertaining to extreme weather and climate change. Information was provided at the following 2015 committee meetings.

2014 Extreme Weather Sessions

As a follow-up to the 2013 Extreme Weather Events Symposium, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and sponsored by the Center for Environmental Excellence (CEE), presented practitioner-focused updates on the latest research, case studies, and tools pertaining to climate change and extreme weather.

2013 Extreme Weather Symposium

The event covered state DOT case studies related to experiences with extreme weather events; an overview of trends and projections for extreme weather in the United States; costs of extreme weather events; and risk management strategies in design, operations and maintenance, and asset management, and emergency response.