This website is the central point of access for data and information from the LandCarbon assessment, an effort that documented carbon stocks and fluxes in all major ecosystems of the contiguous United States, and on the major natural and anthropogenic processes that control carbon cycling (such as climate change, land use, and wildland fires).
This tool helps users visualize lake level changes that range from six feet above to six feet below historical long-term average water levels in the Great Lakes, along with potential shoreline and coastal impacts. Communities can use this information to determine what preparations make the most sense in planning for water level change scenarios. Preparations might include zoning restrictions, infrastructure improvements, and habitat conservation. Information obtained from this tool also provides a good lead-in for community discussions about climate change.
Cal-Adapt is a web-based climate adaptation planning tool designed to provide access to up-to-date information and data produced by the State of California's scientific and research community. The website provides interactive visualization tools, access to data, a community forum, local climate stories, climate education, and links to additional climate resources. Cal-Adapt synthesizes volumes of existing downscaled climate change scenarios and climate impact research and presents it in an easily available, graphical layout intended to benefit local planning efforts.
The Local Climate Analysis Tool (LCAT) helps advanced users identify and predict climate-related impacts on water and weather at a local level. Originally developed to support National Weather Service field offices, LCAT offers data-driven answers to climate-related questions. The tool links local weather and water events to signals in the climate system, providing information about how climate variability and change contribute to local climate trends.
CarbonTracker is a data assimilation system that combines observed carbon dioxide concentrations from 81 sites around the world with model predictions of what concentrations would be based on a preliminary set of assumptions (“the first guess”) about sources and sinks for carbon dioxide. CarbonTracker compares the model predictions with reality, and then systematically tweaks and evaluates the preliminary assumptions until it finds the combination that best matches the real world data.
Unlike traditional weather forecasts that predict daily temperatures and precipitation amounts for an area, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center outlooks offer users forecasts of future weather conditions relative to what's normal for their region.
The tools allow users to view color-coded maps of categories of forecast conditions for their region relative to their average norms. The maps are available as either extended-range (6–10 days and 8–14 days) or long-range (1- and 3-month periods) forecasts. The latter predictions are available for up to one year in the future.
Developed by NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), the U.S. Drought Portal, or Drought.gov, offers easy-to-use and shareable data, maps, and tools designed to help decision makers assess the potential for drought and better prepare for, mitigate, and respond to the effects of drought.
Scientists from Delaware Coastal Programs used a simple model to develop maps to show the possible impacts of inundation based on various sea level rise scenarios for Delaware’s waterways and the land that surrounds them. These maps reflect the filling of these watersheds at constant elevations, also referred to as "Bath Tub" modeling. In other words, the maps show the water levels rising in the watersheds similar to the “filling of a bathtub.”
There are various uses for these maps, including:
The Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) is a web-based suite of information-rich forecast products from the National Weather Service. The site displays information regarding the magnitude and uncertainty of the occurrence of floods or droughts, from hours to days and months in advance. These graphical products are useful planning tools for economic and emergency managers; they also enable government agencies, private institutions, and individuals to make informed decisions about risk-based policies and actions to mitigate the dangers of floods and droughts.