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.

U.S. Drought Monitor

Access maps, data, and other information about current and past drought conditions across the United States.

U.S. Drought Portal

Access a range of information and services related to drought including early warnings, climate data, and decision support services.

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U.S. Electric System Operating Data

Users can use this tool to visualize and analyze hourly U.S. and regional electricity demand, the flow of electricity between electric systems, the seasonality of daily demand patterns, and much more.

U.S. Energy Mapping System

Explore maps of various energy resources, infrastructure, and transportation networks, or access profiles summarizing energy production, consumption, and expenditures for states and territories.

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Upper Missouri River Basin Drought Indicators Dashboard

Access multiple current drought indices for the Upper Missouri River Basin.

Urban Tree Canopy Assessment

Communities can use this set of protocols to understand their urban forest resources. Additional resources help users prioritize planting goals based on social, economic, and ecological criteria.

USA National Phenology Network

Explore climate change and variability through phenology—seasonal changes in plants and animals from year to year. Use tools and access data collected by citizen scientists, government agencies, educators, and students of all ages.

A screenshot of the FEV centered on the American east coast showing the path of the 2020 hurricane delta

USGS Flood Event Viewer

Explore hydrology and meteorology data related to specific flood events from 1888 through the present.

Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI)

This index is a weekly depiction of vegetation stress across the contiguous United States.

VegScape—Vegetation Condition Explorer

Access daily, weekly, or bi-weekly maps of satellite imagery indicating the health of crops and natural vegetation.

Vermont Tick Tracker

This easy-to-use, map-based tool allows users to report tick bites, identify the tick species, and view where other tick bites have occurred.

Virtual Beach

This decision-support software package generates statistical models to predict levels of disease-causing pathogens at specific beach sites. Managers can use it to help guide decisions on beach closures for public health reasons.

Water Resources Dashboard

Water resource managers and urban planners use this dashboard for convenient access to maps and data that help them monitor the potential for extreme precipitation and drought in their regions.

Water Toolbox—Federal Support Toolbox for Integrated Water Resouces Management

Access a comprehensive collection of data, models, and tools useful for the water management community.

WaterWatch

Access maps, graphs, and tables describing real-time, recent, and past streamflow conditions for the United States, including Alaska, Hawai'i, and Puerto Rico.

Web Soil Survey

Zoom in on a map of the United States and outline an area of interest to access a soil map and descriptions of soils for that location. Access additional information to determine the suitability of the soils for particular uses, or download data for further analysis in desktop tools.