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.

National Climate Change Viewer

Display maps, climographs, and histograms of projected change in temperature and precipitation from models in the CMIP5 experiment. Focus on any state, county, or hydrologic unit in the contiguous United States.

National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

Explore health, exposure, and hazard information and data from a variety of national, state, and city sources through maps, tables, and charts.

Rainbow Trout in Hand at Gechiak Creek from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy

Use this framework to take immediate, effective action toward building ecosystem resilience and maintaining ecosystem services in the face of climate challenges.

National Gap Analysis

Consult maps showing vegetation and land use, the extent and status of conservation lands and protected areas, and species' ranges and predicted habitat distributions for conservation planning.

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.

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National Land Cover Database Evaluation, Visualization, and Analysis (EVA) Tool

Explore maps and tables documenting landcover changes for most of the United States based on "snapshots" produced in 2001, 2006, and 2011.

National Marine Ecosystem Status (NaMES)

This website provides data on major marine ecosystem indicators, capturing the status and trends of seven U.S. ecosystem regions, as well as an overall national status. It also directs users to more detailed sources of NOAA data and information.

National Risk Index (NRI)

This online mapping tool provides an at-a-glance overview of multiple risk factors related to natural hazards. The comprehensive view can assist communities as they set priorities for their resilience efforts.

National Sea Grant Resilience Toolkit

Search for tools and resources developed by the Sea Grant Network to help coastal communities across the nation become more resilient.

National Snow Analyses

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

Outline of the USA with a multitude of green data points and sporadic red and blue data points.

National Water Dashboard

This mobile, interactive tool provides real-time information on water levels, weather, and flood forecasts.

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.

Thin layer of dredged sediment being spread to raise the target elevation for vegetation in this marsh

Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Highway Resilience: An Implementation Guide

This Implementation Guide is designed to help transportation practitioners understand how and where nature-based and hybrid solutions can be used to improve the resilience of coastal roads and bridges.

NCA Interactive Atlas

The Atlas is an extension of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), providing interactive access to maps and data used in NCA5. The initial release offers maps showing 15 variables of downscaled climate projections at 4 levels of global warming.

Neighborhoods at Risk

View local maps of socioeconomic and climate data to identify communities that may be vulnerable to extreme weather and climate change, now and in the future. Obtain authoritative reports and data to make informed decisions when prioritizing capital improvements, informing land use and policy decisions, and updating Hazard Mitigation Plans.

New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup Website

Municipal officials, educators, and citizens can use this site to quickly connect to information about how to reduce the risk of damage from coastal hazards and get involved with coastal adaptation projects in New Hampshire.

NJ Flood Mapper

View detailed maps and photos of New Jersey communities as they look today, and compare them to visualizations showing one to six feet of sea level rise. This tool provides information for people who need to make individual or community decisions about local flooding hazards.

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NOAA Climate Change Web Portal—Land and Rivers

Display or download climate projection output for from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) that informed the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.

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NOAA Climate Change Web Portal—Oceans and Marine Ecosystems

Display or download climate projection output for from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) that informed the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.

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NOAA State of the Climate

View monthly reports and map graphics of climate conditions at the national and regional scales.

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.

NOAA's Weather and Climate Toolkit

Download or launch this tool to help you sift through and visualize gigabytes of weather and climate data.

NorEaST: Stream Temperature Data Inventory

Access this mapping framework to find stream temperatures and other data for Northeast, Midwest, and Great Lakes states.

North American Marine Protected Area Rapid Vulnerability Assessment Tool

Marine Protected Area managers can use this tool to conduct a rapid vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategy development process.

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North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP)

Access climate change simulations from regional climate models and time-slice experiments. Data are useful for regional analyses, impacts studies, and further downscaling.

North American Seasonal Fire Assessment and Outlook

Wildland fire managers can use this outlook product to aid strategic planning efforts for the movement and mobilization of fire suppression resources among Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

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North Atlantic LCC Conservation Planning Atlas

Regional conservation managers in the Northeast United States can view, retrieve, and perform analyses on spatial information as they consider how to meet specific conservation goals.

Map indicating precipitation and temperature monitoring stations throughout the Southeast.

North Carolina Climate Trends Plotter

This tool was created by the North Carolina State Climate Office to visualize historical temperature and precipitation trends across North Carolina and surrounding states.

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North Central Climate Collaborative Webinar Series

Access an archive of webinars related to climate and water pertinent to the north central United States.

North Slope Science Initiative–Permafrost Data

View landscape-level data layers to assess permafrost information for bore holes throughout Alaska's North Slope region. The tool also encourages community-wide participation in the discovery and use of geospatial data.

Northeast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network

This network seeks to convene indigenous peoples to identify threats to self-determination and ways of life and to formulate strategies, dialogues, and programs that build indigenous capacity to address climate-related issues.

Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) | An IOOS Data Portal

The mission of NERACOOS is to produce, integrate, and communicate high-quality information that helps ensure safety, economic, and environmental resilience and sustainable use of the coastal ocean.

Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems | An IOOS Regional Data Portal

This IOOS data portal provides a network of observing systems for the Pacific Northwest region, chiefly the Washington and Oregon areas.

Northwest Climate Data Resources

This compilation of user-contributed data resources can help natural and cultural resource managers research and plan responses to the challenges of climate change in the Pacific Northwest.

Screenshot of the NorWest map viewer featuring the Pacific Northwest.

NorWeST Stream Temperature Database

The NorWeST webpage hosts stream temperature data and climate scenarios in a variety of user-friendly digital formats for streams and rivers across the western U.S.

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