The Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS) operates observing assets, gathers and provides observed data, creates experimental forecast models and data products, runs education and outreach programs, and promotes oceanographic research programs.
Florida has approximately 1,350 miles of ocean coastline and 33 of its counties are located along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. These counties represent 9 of the 10 Regional Planning Councils in the state of Florida.
The Peril of Flood Portal is continually-updated by staff members of Florida's Regional Planning Councils. The website features a compilation of projects, resources, and important data relating to coastal resiliency in the state of Florida.
This guide helps coastal communities envision what a changing climate means for the community and to lay the foundation for developing strategies to address emerging challenges.
The guide uses free online tools and data sets to step users through a risk and vulnerability assessment for their coastal community. It is intended to be used by local officials and government staff, community groups, or other stakeholders, and is flexible enough to facilitate conversations around a broad spectrum of resilience-related issues.
As the “eye on Alaska’s coasts and oceans,” Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) represents a network of critical ocean and coastal observations. Data and information available through the site shed light on the status of Alaska’s marine ecosystem and helps stakeholders make informed decisions about their use of the marine environment.
The USGS Flood Event Viewer (FEV) is the public data discovery component of the Short-Term Network (STN) database. The tool gives users a map interface from which they can examine data collected during flood events such as hurricane landfalls and Nor'easters. Users can also view real-time data from a range of STN monitoring stations.
If you've ever felt inundated by the number of flooding and sea level rise visualization tools available, this tool can help you keep your head above water.
Adapt Alaska provides newcomers to climate adaptation in Alaska a wealth of resources for initiating the process. Climate change impacts threaten both coastal and inland communities across the state. Animal and human populations are under threat fromexposed to flooding, changing shorelines, acidification of ocean waters, melting ice, and more. Adapt Alaska was created to inform decision-makers of all the resources available to them to help combat these problems.
The site features 3 main sections:
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The Climate Adaptation Toolkit for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas was created to make climate adaptation planning a simple, direct, and feasible process for Marine Protected Area managers. To help get users to the right tool within the toolkit, the top page features a convenient series of "If you need [this], go [here]" statements.
The toolkit contains:
Convenient, free access to socioeconomic and climate data can help communities visualize potential problems and make informed decisions to adapt to long-term climate change.
This multi-group project is a useful resource for the management constituency of the Oregon Coastal Zone, providing background information for different coastal systems, access to interactive mapping, online geospatial analysis tools, and direct download of various planning and natural resource datasets.