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 Guide to Assessing Green Infrastructure Costs and Benefits for Flood Reduction

Communities can use this six-step process as a framework—and to spark discussion—when assessing the costs and benefits of green infrastructure projects.

Adapting Stormwater Management for Coastal Floods

Community members can explore how past and future flooding can affect their stormwater systems and generate a report to inform planning efforts.

AdaptMap Jamaica Bay

This online mapping tool for New York's Jamaica Bay allows users to compare and contrast historical, present day, and potential future landscapes against an array of sea level and storm tide scenarios.

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.

Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

This comprehensive suite of graphical forecast products shows a range of information on current and projected river levels for almost 4,000 stations in the contiguous United States.

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.

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Aquatic Connectivity Assessment and Prioritization Tool

Users in the North Atlantic—from Maine to West Virginia—can access this database and these tools to help identify bridges and culverts that impede aquatic connectivity.

Cal-Adapt

California residents and city and county planners can identify potential climate change risks in specific areas throughout the state and access easy-to-understand resources for local planning efforts.

Carolinas Precipitation Patterns & Probabilities Atlas (c3p)

This digital atlas of hydroclimate extremes brings together information on precipitation patterns in the Carolinas over the past 120 years.

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Cities Impacts & Adaptation Tool (CIAT)

Decision makers in the Great Lakes Region who are developing climate adaptation plans can use this tool to find a range of support and information.

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 at a Glance

Generate graphs and maps of monthly temperature and precipitation values, ranks, and anomalies for the globe, contiguous U.S., states, climate divisions, and selected cities.

Climate Change Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X)

Create an integrated package of climate change adaptation information tailored specifically to your geographic location and/or area of interest.

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Climate Change Indicator Platform

View and download charts and other visualizations of key climate change indicators from across the federal government.

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 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.

Climate Resilience Evaluation & Awareness Tool (CREAT)

Owners and operators of drinking water and wastewater utilities can use this web-based tool to assess potential climate change threats and evaluate adaption options at their sites.

Climate Service Providers Database | NOAA Western Region

This "match-making app for the climate world" connects users of climate information with the wide array of information and services available in NOAA's Western Region.

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Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) Land Cover Atlas

Examine land cover classifications within coastal regions and how they changed from 1996 to 2010.

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.

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Community-Based Water Resiliency (CBWR) Tool

Communities can use this downloadable application to prepare for a water service interruption before an emergency occurs.

Creating Resilient Water Utilities

Drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utility professionals can access the resources on this website to find tools, training, and technical assistance to help them increase resilience to extreme weather events.

Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters (DWMAPS)

Community members can use this online mapping tool to find information about drinking water in their communities; professionals and planners can use the tool to update source water assessments and prioritize source water protection measures.

Drought Response and Recovery: A Basic Guide for Water Utilities

Water utility personnel can work through this straightforward guide to help them become more resilient to drought.

Eastern Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook

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

Effects of Climate Change on the Future of Local Communities in Indianapolis

Residents and decision makers can use this online tool to visualize potential health and environmental effects of climate change in Indianapolis' Near West neighborhood.

Energy Infrastructure with Flood Vulnerability

Examine map layers to assess which key energy infrastructure assets may be vulnerable to rising sea levels, storm surges, and flash flooding.

Environmental Resilience Institute Toolkit (ERIT)

This interactive resource helps decision makers create an integrated package of information about climate change tailored specifically to their community and their needs.

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.

Extreme Event Game

Is your community ready for an extreme event? In one hour, groups of 12-48 players learn how important it is to build coalitions across all sectors of a community and invest in short-term and long-term resources to make their city more resilient.

Extremes Database: SRCC's Climate Extremes Portal

Search the ACIS database for extremes in temperature and precipitation.

Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit

Explore examples and learn how to design and maintain crowdsourcing and citizen science projects.

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FEMA Flood Map Service Center

Users can find, view, analyze, and print flood hazard maps from FEMA.

FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System

This program helps communities reduce their flood risk and lower their flood insurance premium rates.

Flood Economics

Community case studies and state-level mitigation data analysis results presented on this website show that flood mitigation investment returns positive benefits.

Flood Inundation Mapper

This interactive, online map tool helps communities visualize potential flooding scenarios, identify areas and resources that may be at risk, and enhance their local response effort during a flooding event.

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