Shokri, NimaNimaShokriRutner, MarcusMarcusRutnerKang, BoBoKangRutner, MaryamMaryamRutnerSmarsly, KayKaySmarsly2026-06-032026-06-032026-05-26Earth Energy Science 2 (2): 100055 (2026)https://hdl.handle.net/11420/63317Subsurface resource management underpins a wide range of energy, storage, water, and extraction systems that operate over long timescales and interact with complex geological environments. The performance and integrity of these systems are sensitive to variability in surface climate conditions that control thermal loading, fluid recharge, pressure evolution, and mechanical response in the subsurface. As precipitation patterns, temperature regimes, and extreme events evolve, traditional engineering approaches based on stationary or spatially coarse climate assumptions introduce increasing uncertainty into long-term design, operation, and risk assessment. This paper advances the emerging concept of Climate-Informed Engineering by developing a forward-looking framework tailored to resilient subsurface management and earth energy systems. The framework emphasizes the use of high-resolution, time-dependent climate information to define site-specific boundary conditions that are directly relevant to subsurface processes. By discussing advances in climate modeling, subsurface process understanding, and engineering decision-making, we identify key climate drivers and coupled hydro–thermal–mechanical–chemical processes that govern system performance, integrity, and risk. The applicability of Climate-informed Engineering for Subsurface Management (CIE–SM) is examined across major subsurface domains, including geothermal energy systems, underground energy storage, carbon storage, managed aquifer recharge, and subsurface mining and excavation. By treating climate as a time-evolving, site-specific boundary condition, this work positions CIE–SM as a practical foundation for robust, adaptive, and physically grounded subsurface engineering under environmental uncertainty.en2950-154720262Elsevierhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ClimateClimate-informed EngineeringSubsurface processesNatural Sciences and Mathematics::550: Earth Sciences, GeologySocial Sciences::333: Economics of Land and Energy::333.7: Natural Resources, Energy and EnvironmentTechnology::620: EngineeringJournal Articlehttps://doi.org/10.15480/882.1724210.1016/j.ees.2026.10005510.15480/882.17242