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.

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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.

MACA CMIP5 Statistically Downscaled Climate Projections

Access projection data produced through the Multivariate Adaptive Constructed Analogs (MACA) method. Variables available for the contiguous U.S. enable users to explore projections for hydrology, ecology, vegetation, fire, and wind.

Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch

This planning guide for Great Plains ranchers provides information on how to manage drought.

Massachusetts Wildlife Climate Action Tool

Users in Massachusetts can access this tool to better understand the vulnerability of fish, wildlife, and natural resources to climate change, learn how to implement adaptation actions on the ground, and explore climate data and projections.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS) | An IOOS Regional Data Portal

MARACOOS and its partners track storms and collect and distribute data related to storms and other extreme events impacting the East Coast, covering the region from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras.

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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.

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.

MIKE-21 Spectral Waves

This professional software package helps engineers better predict the power of wind-waves, providing key input to breakwater design, wave agitation, and dynamic ship mooring modeling by establishing wave conditions adjacent to ports and terminals.

Minnesota Extreme Heat Toolkit

Local governments and public health professionals can use this guide to help them prepare for and respond to extreme heat events. Communities across the nation can look to this resource as an example of how they can prepare and respond to heat waves in their own areas.

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.

MODIS-NDVI

MODIS vegetation indices, produced on 16-day intervals and at multiple spatial resolutions, provide consistent spatial and temporal comparisons of vegetation canopy greenness, a composite property of leaf area, chlorophyll and canopy structure.

NACo County Explorer

This visualization tool provides key county-level information on a wide variety of topics: demographics, the economy, education, healthcare, and public safety.

NASA Disasters Mapping Portal

Find news, maps, and apps on recent Earth science disasters including information on response, recovery, and early warning systems.

NASA Earth Observations for Electric Utility Applications StoryMap

People who work with electric utilities can find data sources for key variables, parameters, and environmental issues in this web app. The main focus is on easy-to-access and easy-to-use datasets, products, and visualization tools

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.

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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 Hydrography Dataset

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) represents the water drainage network of the United States with features such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, coastline, dams, and streamgages.

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.

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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.

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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.

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NIDIS Drought.gov

Access a range of information and services related to drought including early warnings, climate data, and decision support services.

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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