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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Sea Level Rise Tool for Sandy Recovery—New Jersey and New York

Examine detailed maps of of New York and New Jersey to see areas impacted by flooding from Superstorm Sandy and areas likely to be inundated by four different sea level rise scenarios.

Sea Level Rise Tool for Sandy Recovery—New York City

Examine detailed maps of New York City to see areas impacted by flooding from Superstorm Sandy and areas likely to be inundated by four different sea level rise scenarios.

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.

Sea Level Trends

View regional trends showing the direction and magnitude of sea level change at 240 sites around the world. Click any site for a detailed time-series graph and the long-term linear trend.

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Sea The Future

Using a sea level rise visualization tool responsibly requires an understanding of the underlying assumptions, methodologies, and specifications of the tool. Sea the Future helps Californians identify the visualization tools that best meet their needs.

Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) Model

This computerized numerical model estimates storm surge heights and is used by the National Hurricane Center to forecast storm surge and model storm surge vulnerability.

Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Land Use in Hawaii: A Policy Tool Kit for State and Local Governments

This guidebook describes a comprehensive set of land-use policy tools that can help shape Hawai‘i’s efforts to successfully adapt to rising sea levels in the coming decades.

Seedlot Selection Tool (SST)

This browser-based GIS mapping program is designed to help forest managers in western North America match seedlots with planting sites based on climatic information.

SERVIR

Fishermen monitor environmental conditions in the ocean to help them avoid fishing near harmful algal blooms in regions of Mesoamerica, Africa, and Himalya.

Seven Generations—Community-Based Environmental Planning

Environmental staff, community leaders, and community planners in rural Alaska can use this environmental planning process to help local community members understand and recognize climate impacts and build community capacity for resilience.

Silver Jackets Program

This program brings together multiple state, federal, and sometimes tribal and local agencies to reduce the risk of—and enhance response and recovery from—flooding and other natural disasters in the United States.

NEXRAD Level 2 image from the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak of 6 February 2008

Simple Planning Tool for Arkansas

This stakeholder-inspired tool provides a practical solution to assist planners and emergency managers in the state of Arkansas in incorporating accurate climate data into their planning processes.

Simple Planning Tool for Louisiana Climate Hazards

This stakeholder-inspired tool provides a practical solution to assist planners and emergency managers in the state of Louisiana in incorporating accurate climate data into their planning processes.

GOES-13 satellite water vapor image from a historic winter storm on February 25, 2013.

Simple Planning Tool for Oklahoma Climate Hazards

This stakeholder-inspired tool provides a practical solution to assist planners and emergency managers in the state of Oklahoma in incorporating accurate climate data into their planning processes.

GOES-East satellite RGB composite image from August 25th, 2017

Simple Planning Tool for Texas Climate Hazards

This stakeholder-inspired tool provides a practical solution to assist planners and emergency managers in the state of Texas in incorporating accurate climate data into their planning processes.

SLOSH Display Program (SDP)

Visualize storm surge vulnerability from the SLOSH model, based on data produced by the National Hurricane Center.

Small Community Emergency Response Plan (SCERP)

Small communities in Alaska can use this approach to develop customized flip books with essential, community-specific information for responding to a disaster.

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Smart Growth Fixes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Local officials and boards can use this tool to find land use and building codes and policies to consider for building climate adaptation and resilience; interested citizens can use it to give their local government ideas for taking action.

Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) Data Viewer

Resource managers and flood forecasters access SNOTEL (snow telemetry) data to monitor temperature, precipitation, and the amount of water stored as snowpack at remote mountain sites across the West.

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Snowfall Climatology Toolbox

This online data viewer provides streamlined access to high-quality historical snowfall data across the United States.

Soak Up the Rain

This public outreach campaign and accompanying website offer individuals, municipalities, and organizations information on using green infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff and improve climate resilience.

Social Vulnerability Index

Decision makers can use this index—with an online mapping feature and downloadable data—to identify communities that may need support in preparing for hazards or recovering from disaster.

Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) Data Viewer

Monitor near real-time soil and weather conditions from a network of comprehensive automated weather stations. Data from the system can help determine optimal timing and amount of irrigation for crops and warn experts of impending drought.

Solar Roadmap™

Communities or organizations that want to increase the capacity of solar power in their region can use this comprehensive set of resources to learn about relevant policies and best practices for encouraging adoption of solar power.

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Sonoma County Wildfire Fuel Mapper

This web tool aims to help help Sonoma County residents and land managers better understand the landscape, reduce fuels that sustain wildfires, and better protect the community.

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South Atlantic LCC Conservation Planning Atlas

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

South Dakota Drought Dashboard

The dashboard provides map-based current conditions and forecasts/outlooks for drought in South Dakota.

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Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) | An IOOS Data Portal

This portal offers centralized access to coastal and ocean data for the Southeast U.S. Users can search for data by category, catalog, or an interactive map viewer.

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Southeast Conservation Blueprint

This living spatial plan identifies priority areas for a connected network of lands and waters across the Southeast and Caribbean. It is helping organizations bring in new funding and inform their conservation decisions.

Southeast 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.

Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS)

This partnership aims to facilitate collaborative work among communities and agencies to protect natural resources, optimize health and safety, and promote economic development and military readiness in the Southeast.

Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) | An IOOS Regional Data Portal

This science-based decision support system provides scientific data and information necessary to address coastal issues in the Southern California region.

Southern 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.

Southwest Climate Outlook

Each month, water managers, ranchers, farmers, and outdoor enthusiasts in Arizona and New Mexico can read summaries of recent climate and weather conditions and get outlooks for the coming month and season.

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Spatial Climate Analysis

This tool provides an effective way to view the High Plains Regional Climate Center's products on a web map

State Temperature Trends

Generate graphs showing historical temperature averages for states in the contiguous United States and maps showing decadal average temperatures compared to the 20th century.

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