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.

Advanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC)

ADCIRC is a system of computer programs for solving time dependent, free surface circulation and transport problems in two and three dimensions. These programs utilize the finite element method in space allowing the use of highly flexible, unstructured grids.

Map of Puerto Rico with speckles of color indicating a rain forecast

Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS) | An IOOS Regional Data Portal

Find marine and coastal weather and climate data, forecasts, and analyses for the Caribbean region.

Coastal Inundation Dashboard

This dashboard brings water level data—including real-time, forecasts, storm surge, and historic flooding information—from over 200 coastal stations to your desktop.

Coastal Resilience Evaluation and Siting Tool (CREST)

Planners and natural resource managers can use this web tool to make informed decisions about the siting of restoration and resilience projects.

Coral Reef Watch—Satellite Monitoring Decision Support System

Marine managers can use this NOAA site to prepare for and respond to environmental stress on coral reef ecosystems, especially stress caused by climate variability and change.

An image of the CostaVisPR tool showing an aerial view of a Puerto Rican coast

CostaVisPR: Vista aérea de la transformación costera de Puerto Rico

Use this visualization tool to see changes in Puerto Rico's coasts since 1930.

National Marine Ecosystem Status (NaMES)

This website provides data on major marine ecosystem indicators, capturing the status and trends of seven U.S. ecosystem regions, as well as an overall national status. It also directs users to more detailed sources of NOAA data and information.

OceanReports

Draw a custom area anywhere in U.S. waters or pick from a predefined list of locations to get instant custom reports that include descriptive infographics and supporting data for offshore planning, permitting, environmental review, and public relations.

POWER Project Services Platform

NASA's Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project offers user communities data for solar and wind powered renewable energy systems, estimated building energy efficiency, and agroclimatology for crop models.

Photomosaic of an area of the Puerto Rican coastline circa 1930

Puerto Rico 1930 Georeferenced: A Coastal Mosaic

Download georeferenced aerial photographs from 1930 for the coastal areas of Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Climate Change Council Website

Individuals, businesses, and municipalities working on climate adaptation in Puerto Rico can find information about climate change and local adaptation projects, as well as contact information for people working on climate change issues in Puerto Rico.