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.

LASSO—Locating and Selecting Scenarios Online

GIS specialists who need climate projection data can locate, select, and download files of climate change projections that align with given research questions or objectives.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Digital Commons Database

Find quantified estimates of the inputs and outputs associated with phases of agricultural products’ life cycles.

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Living Near Dams

Communities located downstream from dams can learn about risks and find information about how to react if they fail. Dam owners, safety officials, and lawmakers can learn how extreme rainfall events affect the risk of dam failure, and how to reduce those risks.

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Local Climate Analysis Tool (LCAT)

Meteorologists use this tool to link local weather and water events to climate variability and change in the global climate system.

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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.

Local Sea Level Rise Two-Pager Template

Extension and outreach professionals can use this set of files to generate a two-page print document to communicate projected changes in local sea level and high-tide flooding.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

This program helps keep families safe and healthy by providing federally funded assistance with home energy bills, energy crises, and weatherization and energy-related minor home repairs.

Lyme Disease Communications Toolkit

A variety of useful communication tools for state and local health departments about prevention of Lyme Disease.

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.

Managed Retreat Toolkit

This online resource presents legal and policy tools, best and emerging practices, and case studies to support peer learning and decision making around managed retreat and climate adaptation.

Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch

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

Maryland Coastal Atlas

State and local decision makers perform analyses on this system of maps depicting sensitive coastal habitats, living resources, and human uses to inform their coastal planning processes.

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.

Methodology for Tidal Wetland and Seagrass Restoration

Wetland restoration projects can use this methodology to help them estimate and document net greenhouse gas emission reductions and removals resulting from their project activities.

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.

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 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 Stormwater Calculator—Climate Assessment Tool

This desktop application provides estimates for the amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff anywhere in the United States. Its primary use is to inform site developers on how well they can meet a desired stormwater retention target with and without the use of green infrastructure.

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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.

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