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.

National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

Explore health, exposure, and hazard information and data from a variety of national, state, and city sources through maps, tables, and charts.

National Gap Analysis

Consult maps showing vegetation and land use, the extent and status of conservation lands and protected areas, and species' ranges and predicted habitat distributions for conservation planning.

National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS)

This online portal provides information and resources to help communities understand—and prepare for—the health impacts of extreme heat.

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National Land Cover Database Evaluation, Visualization, and Analysis (EVA) Tool

Explore maps and tables documenting landcover changes for most of the United States based on "snapshots" produced in 2001, 2006, and 2011.

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.

National Snow Analyses

Access real-time maps showing snow analyses across the contiguous United States.

National Water Information System: Mapper

This online, map-based tool provides access to water-related data for over 1.5 million sites in the United States. The data can be viewed in a web browser or downloaded in several different formats.

National Water Model

Emergency managers, reservoir operators, and other decision makers can consult the supercomputer-powered National Water Model for detailed forecasts of soil moisture, surface runoff, snow water equivalent, and other parameters.

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New York Climate Change Science Clearinghouse

Policy makers, local planners, and the public can identify and access data, maps, documents, websites, tools, videos, and other resources relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation across New York State.

NEWA—Network for Environment and Weather Applications

Growers in the Northeast can use this website to help make planting, pest management, and a range of other weather- and climate-based agricultural decisions.

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NOAA State of the Climate

View monthly reports and map graphics of climate conditions at the national and regional scales.

NOAA Tides & Currents

Individuals and businesses in coastal communities can find current and historical data, analyses, and publications on tides, currents, water levels, and other relevant topics to help them assess their local risks.

NOAA's Monthly Midwest and Northern Plains Regional Climate Summary and Outlook Series

These monthly webinars provide past and current climate conditions for decision makers in the north-central region of the United States.

NOAA's Weather and Climate Toolkit

Download or launch this tool to help you sift through and visualize gigabytes of weather and climate data.

NorEaST: Stream Temperature Data Inventory

Access this mapping framework to find stream temperatures and other data for Northeast, Midwest, and Great Lakes states.

North Slope Science Initiative–Permafrost Data

View landscape-level data layers to assess permafrost information for bore holes throughout Alaska's North Slope region. The tool also encourages community-wide participation in the discovery and use of geospatial data.

Northwest Climate Data Resources

This compilation of user-contributed data resources can help natural and cultural resource managers research and plan responses to the challenges of climate change in the Pacific Northwest.

Ocean Ecosystem Indicators

Marine managers can use information from this site to help them forecast salmon returns in the northern California Current, and to build their understanding of how variations in ocean conditions might affect recruitment of fish stocks, seabirds, and other marine animals.

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OceanAdapt

Explore how the distribution of almost 650 marine species—including those of interest to commercial and recreational fishing—have changed over the past 40 years.

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.

OnTheMap for Emergency Management

Easily retrieve real-time reports containing detailed workforce, population, and housing characteristics for areas being affected by natural disasters.

Oregon Coastal Atlas

This website offers a collection of digital tools and background information to inform decision making for the Oregon Coastal Zone.

Our Coast, Our Future

Coastal resource managers and planners in the San Francisco Bay region can use locally relevant, online maps and tools to explore, visualize, and anticipate vulnerabilities related to sea level rise and storms.

Pacific Island Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)

Local government agencies, residents, and visitors can find real-time coastal and ocean observations as well as wave and water-level forecasts for many islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Pacific Island Sea Level Forecasts

This experimental product provides an outlook of monthly sea level anomalies for the next one to two seasons. We combine sea level forecasts with astronomical tide predictions to provide more accurate predictions of coastal water level compared to tide predictions alone.

Pan Inuit Trails Atlas

Access digitized maps and historical evidence of Inuit presence across most of the Canadian Arctic. The atlas offers map- and text-based searches to help users find material obtained from hundreds of published and unpublished documents.

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Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Support Tool

Farmers, ranchers, and their crop insurance agents evaluate insurance programs to select appropriate coverage for managing risks.

PCSWMM

Professional modeling software for managing stormwater, wastewater, watershed, and water distribution systems.

PINEMAP Decision Support System

Resource managers can use tools in this system to explore climate-based risks and opportunities for loblolly pine growth in planted forests in the southeastern U.S.

Populations, Infrastructures, and Exposures Visualization Tool (PIE Viz)

Use this web app to identify locations most likely to experience combined risks from climate and environmental exposure, including those areas with higher percentages of vulnerable populations.

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.

Precip.net: Extreme Precipitation in New York and New England

Researchers can use this resource to assess extreme rainfall return frequency for New York and New England, using an alternate methodology to that used in NOAA Atlas 14.

Precipitation and Applications Viewer

View and download global precipitation data and flood and landslide nowcasts.

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Precipitation Frequency Data Server (PFDS)

Access precipitation frequency estimates for precipitation depth or intensity as tables, graphs, or GIS layers for any location in the contiguous United States.

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.

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