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.

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.

Example of an inundation map from the tool

Alaska Community Inundation Maps

Color-indexed elevation maps for flood-vulnerable coastal communities in western Alaska.

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.

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.

CarbonTracker

Access outputs, inputs, and/or code for this carbon dioxide measuring and modeling system that tracks sources and sinks around the globe.

Screen capture from the Climate Change Atlas

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.

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.

Coastal Change Hazards Portal

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

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.

Storm clouds loom along the coast of Atlantic City.

Environmental Resilience Tools Wizard

This online tool was created to help state and local emergency managers, environmental or health agencies, and anyone who may not be familiar with EPA resources that help build community resilience to disasters.

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.

J-SCOPE (JISAO’s Seasonal Coastal Ocean Prediction of the Ecosystem)

Marine managers can use this site's forecasts to support the California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA). Results provide forecast indicators requested by the Pacific Fishery Management Council.

LandCarbon

Explore carbon storage capacity and carbon flux of ecoregions in the contiguous United States. For each ecosystem, examine baseline values and projected estimates for future carbon storage and flux under three emissions scenarios.

Midwest Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook

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

Missouri River Basin 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.

Screen capture from the NWS National Seasonal Safety Campaign website

National Weather Service | National Seasonal Safety Campaign

Individuals, communities, and professionals can access seasonal resources to help them be prepared for extreme weather, water, and climate events.

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.

Rio Grande-Bravo Climate Impacts and Outlook

Users in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo region of New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico can consult these monthly impact and outlook reports to get information on past and forecasted regional temperature, precipitation, ENSO, and fire conditions.

Screen capture from a graph generated by SNAP's Community Charts tool

Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic Planning (SNAP) Tools

Users in Alaska and Arctic regions near the northern polar extremes can access multiple tools that support climate science and data exploration, allowing for a local focus within the broader context of climate change.

Sea Level Rise Viewer

Explore how the shoreline is likely to change with increasing amounts of sea level rise. This tool from NOAA's Office of Coastal Management lets you visualize the potential impacts of coastal flooding so you can prioritize actions for different scenarios.