Tools | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Tools are available to help you manage your climate-related risks and opportunities, and to help guide you in building resilience to extreme events. Browse the list below, or filter by topic and/or tool functionality in the boxes above. To expand your results, click the Clear Filters link.

Climate Change Pressures in the 21st Century

This Story Map features three metrics that influence plant growth and survival and displays mapped projections of change throughout the century for the conterminous United States.

Climate Explorer

Explore climate projections for any county in the contiguous United States or borough in Alaska. Compare maps of past and projected conditions for coming decades. Consult historical records to see when weather has veered outside of normal climate.

Screen capture from the SmartGrowth website

Coastal and Waterfront SmartGrowth

Sustainable coastal development information, tools, and case studies for planners, local government officials, developers, residents, and other stakeholders.

Coastal Restoration Toolkit

This web-based toolkit offers a wealth of tools and resources to help coastal residents address flooding, coastal erosion, water quality, invasive species, and wildlife habitat restoration.

Explore Climate Impacts

This interactive map—a companion to the Adaptation Workbook—lets you see how climate change may affect different regions and ecosystems in the U.S.

FuelCast

This fuel and rangeland production forecasting system provides actionable geospatial intelligence for rangeland managers, fire specialists, and producers.

LASSO—Locating and Selecting Scenarios Online

GIS specialists who need climate projection data can locate, select, and download files of climate change projections that align with given research questions or objectives.

Managed Retreat Toolkit

This online resource presents legal and policy tools, best and emerging practices, and case studies to support peer learning and decision making around managed retreat and climate adaptation.

Neighborhoods at Risk

View local maps of socioeconomic and climate data to identify communities that may be vulnerable to extreme weather and climate change, now and in the future. Obtain authoritative reports and data to make informed decisions when prioritizing capital improvements, informing land use and policy decisions, and updating Hazard Mitigation Plans.