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.

ACIS Climate Maps

Quickly generate maps of temperature and precipitation variables over various periods for states or regions of the United States.

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AdaptWest Climate Adaptation Planning Database

Planners can access data and detailed information for much of North America to compare conservation approaches and inform planning.

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.

Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) Toolbox

This downloadable GIS toolset can help conservation planners, landowners, and researchers better manage watershed runoff while supporting agricultural production, as well as to identify appropriate locations for implementing conservation options in a watershed.

AirNow: Air Quality Index (AQI) Monitoring and Forecasts

Check current and projected air quality for locations across the United States and for parts of Canada and Mexico.

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CDC Heat & Health Tracker

Extreme heat events have long threatened public health in the United States. The CDC Heat & Health Tracker provides local heat and health information so communities can better prepare for and respond to extreme heat events.

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 Explorer

Explore climate projections for any county in the United States. For the contiguous U.S., you can compare maps of past and projected conditions for coming decades or consult historical records to see when weather has veered outside of normal climate.

Climate Mapper Tool

Explore interactive maps for the contiguous United States that display relevant past and projected future climate information to assist with decisions related to agriculture, drought, and fire conditions.

Climate Toolbox

This collection of web tools designed for agriculture, drought, and fire management allows users to visualize past and projected climate and hydrology over the contiguous United States.

Climate Vulnerability Assessment in the Northern Rocky Mountains

Access this StoryMap to learn about climate change impacts and identified adaptation strategies in the Northern Rocky Mountains.

Climate4Cities

This project by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln supported municipal climate adaptation in the Missouri River Basin. The project website hosts climate reports for 11 Midwestern cities and and an online data explorer for 10 states across middle America.

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Corn Split Nitrogen Decision Support Tool

Farmers and farm advisors can access this web-based tool to determine best/worst/average scenarios for successfully completing nitrogen application for corn production.

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Crop Decision Dashboard

This suite of decision support tools provides weather, climate, drought, and cropping data for agricultural advisors, producers, and decision makers in the nation's Corn Belt.

DamWatch

Stakeholders of NCRS-assisted dams can receive real-time updates of rainfall, snowmelt, stream flow, and seismic events that could affect dam safety.

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 Impacts Toolkit

Report and view wet, dry, and normal conditions and drought impacts.

Drought Risk Atlas

Access pre-computed drought indices for more than 4,000 locations across the United States.

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El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Indicators

This web portal provides current ENSO conditions and forecasts for the United States, including maps and animated graphics, with links to historical information, outlooks, and expert discussions and assessments.

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Emergency Assessment of Post-Fire Debris-Flow Hazards

Access assessments for post-fire debris-flow hazards related to select fires in the western United States.

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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.

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.

Extremes Database: SRCC's Climate Extremes Portal

Search the ACIS database for extremes in temperature and precipitation.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Discover the locations where plant and animal species have been documented. Access this database to support scientific, educational, and policy-making activities regarding species occurrence and distribution.

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Grassland Productivity Forecast (Grass-Cast)

This innovative forecast tool can help producers in the Great Plains determine how much grass will be available for livestock to graze during summer months.

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High Plains Regional Climate Center Climate Summaries

Access current and archived climate summaries for the High Plains on a monthly, quarterly, and annual time scale.

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.

LANDFIRE

Access map layers, databases, and ecological models related to fire for the United States and some island territories. The site also features an array of useful Help features to assist new users in accomplishing common tasks.

Landslide Overview Map

Researchers can view—and download shapefiles of the landslide data—from this preliminary digital version of a national landslide susceptibility map.

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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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Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership Conservation Planner

Access data to inform communication, management, and research that benefits fish habitat and lake ecosystems in the Great Lakes, Midwest, and Northern Great Plains.

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.

National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS)

This online portal provides information and resources to help communities understand—and prepare for—the health impacts of extreme heat.

National Snow Analyses

Access real-time maps showing snow analyses across the contiguous United States.

National Water Information System: Mapper

This online, map-based tool provides access to water-related data for over 1.5 million sites in the United States. The data can be viewed in a web browser or downloaded in several different formats.

National Water Model

Emergency managers, reservoir operators, and other decision makers can consult the supercomputer-powered National Water Model for detailed forecasts of soil moisture, surface runoff, snow water equivalent, and other parameters.

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