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.

CalWeedMapper

Generate maps showing where invasive plant species occur in California and explore projections showing suitable ranges for invasive species in the future.

Carbon Storage in Forests

Examine estimates for total carbon storage in forests in the contiguous United States, and trends of how stored carbon changed from 1990 to 2013.

CarbonScapes

A national look at carbon landscapes and a central location for the USDA carbon inventory, modeling, and mapping of terrestrial biosphere carbon.

CarbonTracker

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

Map of Puerto Rico with speckles of color indicating a rain forecast

Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS) | An IOOS Regional Data Portal

Find marine and coastal weather and climate data, forecasts, and analyses for the Caribbean region.

Three views of coral health declining over time

Caribbean Marine Maps

Interactive maps including satellite imagery, airborne imagery, and data from drones and divers are available to help advance ocean conservation and climate adaptation.

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.

Screenshot of current temperature conditions across the US

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.

Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) | An IOOS Regional Data Portal

CeNCOOS provides real-time information and forecasts for harmful algal blooms, advances integrated assessment tools for Marine Protected Areas, and facilitates animal telemetry and other emerging technologies.

Chucktown Floods: Adapting to Flooding in Charleston

Local resources to help people monitor and adapt to flooding in the Lowcountry of Charleston County, South Carolina.

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 Adaptation Resource Hub for Fishing Communities

This resource hub combines community-specific information on climate-driven shifts of marine species with potential adaptation options.

map of the areas surrounding Asheville, NC with census tracts of certain areas greyed out.

Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool

This interactive map shows information about the climate, environmental, health, and socioeconomic burdens that communities are facing throughout the nation.

Screenshot of the homepage of the CHaMP.

Climate and Hazard Mitigation Planning (CHaMP) Tool

The CHaMP Tool was designed specifically to address the substantive and communications needs of individuals developing hazard mitigation plans as required by FEMA.

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 at a Glance Application

Comprehensively explore the question “Climate variability or climate change?”

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.

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Explore questions related to climate change impacts on human health through this online database of global scientific literature on the topic.

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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.

High Falls, Baptism River, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Climate Change Field Guide for Northern Minnesota Forests

Use this field guide as a quick climate change reference during field visits or forest planning in Minnesota.

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Climate Change Field Guide for Northern Wisconsin Forests

Use this field guide as a quick climate change reference during field visits or forest planning in Wisconsin.

Screen capture from the USGCRP Indicator Platform

Climate Change Indicator Platform

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

Climate Change Indicators StoryMap

This StoryMap orients the user with information about climate change indicators and provides resources to explore these more in depth.

Climate Change Preparedness and Resiliency Checklist

The City of Boston requires new construction and redevelopment projects to consider present and future climate conditions. This checklist helps decision makers consider the range of issues building and their inhabitants may face.

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 Change Resilience Roadmap

Federal, state, and local entities can follow this roadmap to develop regional climate change and national security action plans. The tool offers guidance for regions to convene multi-jurisdictional working groups and work collaboratively toward tangible outputs.