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.

Adaptation Workbook

Land managers, natural resource professionals, and motivated landowners can use this structured process to consider the effects of climate change on forests, urban forests, and agricultural properties.

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 Adaptation Exchange

Share or access information about climate adaptation across the Arctic region. Explore an interactive map by theme and browse circumpolar adaptation information resources

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.

Beach-fx

Coastal managers considering shore protection projects can work with civil engineers to model and measure the potential costs and benefits of protecting existing infrastructure against erosion. Using Beach-fx to generate a realistic model requires substantial data development and analysis. Training is typically required.

Bering Strait Response Teaching Tool

This webpage provides resources to help those in the Bering Strait understand the risk of oil spills and their impact on Arctic marine life.

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.

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 Change Adaptation Planning Manual for Coastal Alaskans and Marine-Dependent Communities

Planners in coastal Alaska can use this guide to help with local adaptation efforts.

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 Atlas for Tree and Bird Species

Find information about species of trees and birds in the eastern United States, including maps that show projections of where suitable (and unsuitable) habitat for these species will be in the future.

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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 Registry for the Assessment of Vulnerability (CRAVe)

Find existing vulnerability assessments by geographic area, assessment target, sponsoring agency, and other factors. Registered users can also enter basic information about a vulnerability assessment, enabling colleagues, partners, and others to learn and benefit from their work.

Climate Resilience in Alaskan Communities: Catalog of Federal Programs

Communities in Alaska that face challenges associated with coastal erosion, flooding, and other climate-related risks can use this catalog to find information, technical assistance programs, and potential funding resources.

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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Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaptation Principles into Practice

Natural resource managers and conservation professionals can use this guide to help them incorporate climate considerations into their work.

Coastal Change Hazards Portal

This interactive map offers access to coastal change science and data on extreme storms, shoreline change, and sea level rise.

Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper

Explore local maps to stimulate discussions about the people, places, and natural resources exposed to coastal flooding. Create a collection of maps showing risk from various hazards.

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.

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.

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Emergency Preparedness and Response: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather

Look to this website from the CDC to find out how to protect your, your family's, and your community's health and safety before, during, and after a natural disaster or severe weather event.

EnviroAtlas

Access a range of interactive maps and resources to explore the benefits people receive from nature. Map analysis tools can help you understand potential ecological and human health outcomes of various activities.

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ESFLG Model and Data Inventory

An inventory of disaster-related datasets and models useful to decision makers planning for, and responding to, disasters.

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.

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.

Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)

View and download satellite data showing near real-time active fire locations worldwide.

Great Lakes 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.

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.

Gulf TREE (Tools for Resilience Exploration Engine)

This site walks Gulf Coast users through a decision-support tree framework to match them with relevant climate resilience tools.

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Indigenous Health Indicators Tool

Native communities can use this tool—which incorporates connections to ecosystem health and social/cultural beliefs—to better evaluate and manage public environmental health risks and impacts.

LANDFIRE

Access more than 20 national geospatial map layers, databases, and ecological models related to fire for the United States and some island territories. An array of video tutorials can help new users accomplish common tasks.

LASSO—Locating and Selecting Scenarios Online

GIS specialists who need climate projection data can locate, select, and download files of climate change projections that align with given research questions or objectives.

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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.

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