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.

A Rural Capacity Map

This tool helps to identify communities where investments in staffing and expertise are needed to support infrastructure and climate resilience projects.

Alaska and Northwestern Canada Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook

Each issue of this graphics-rich product describes weather and climate highlights from the previous quarter, and indicates the most likely temperature and precipitation conditions for the upcoming quarter.

Arctic ERMA® (Environmental Response Management Application)

Emergency responders and environmental resource managers use this web-based GIS tool to help them deal with oil spills and other incidents that may harm the Arctic environment.

Atlas of Community-Based Monitoring and Traditional Knowledge in a Changing Arctic

Access information on community-based monitoring initiatives of environmental and social factors across the Arctic region.

Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

View maps and statistics on weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall costs reached or exceeded $1 billion.

Climate Adaptation for DoD Natural Resource Managers

This guide and the accompanying documents and spreadsheets can help Department of Defense installation managers incorporate climate considerations into integrated natural resource management plans.

Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE)

Access adaptation case studies, virtual library resources, a directory of adaptation practitioners, and a database of relevant tools on this comprehensive website. Users can also participate in community forums or contribute resources.

Climate Inspector

Explore maps showing projected changes in temperature or precipitation for any location on the globe for four different emissions trajectories. View or download maps, trend data, or projected annual cycle data.

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.

Giovanni—Geospatial Interactive Online Visualization and Analysis Infrastructure

Use this web app to visualize, analyze, and access vast amounts of earth science remote sensing data.

Gulf of Maine Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook

Each issue of this two-page report describes the region's weather and climate highlights from the previous quarter, and indicates the most likely temperature and precipitation conditions for the upcoming quarter.

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Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network

Network members post unique or unusual environmental events onto public, web-based maps. The network provides a model for connecting community members with technical experts and resources.

NASA Disasters Mapping Portal

Find news, maps, and apps on recent Earth science disasters including information on response, recovery, and early warning systems.

NASA Earth Observations for Electric Utility Applications StoryMap

People who work with electric utilities can find data sources for key variables, parameters, and environmental issues in this web app. The main focus is on easy-to-access and easy-to-use datasets, products, and visualization tools

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NOAA Climate Change Web Portal—Land and Rivers

Display or download climate projection output for from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) that informed the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.

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NOAA Climate Change Web Portal—Oceans and Marine Ecosystems

Display or download climate projection output for from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) that informed the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.

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NOAA State of the Climate

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

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North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP)

Access climate change simulations from regional climate models and time-slice experiments. Data are useful for regional analyses, impacts studies, and further downscaling.

OpenClimateGIS Software

With this downloadable software package, users gain ready access to climate model datasets in commonly used, modern geospatial formats used by GIS software, browser-based mapping tools, and virtual globes.

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.

Reef Resilience Toolkit

Marine managers and practitioners from around the world use this site to learn the basics of reef resilience and access syntheses of recent science. The site serves as a gateway to the Reef Resilience Network, where practitioners can share ideas, experiences, and expertise.