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Conference Proceedings
Climate Data
Future precipitation, temperature, sea-level rise, and sea temperature estimates:
NOAA: http://www.climate.gov/
The Nature Conservancy - Climate Wizard: http://www.climatewizard.org/
NOAA, GFDL: http://nomads.gfdl.noaa.gov/CM2.X/
Hadley Centre: http://metoffice.gov.uk/research/modelling-systems/unified-model/climate-models/hadcm3
Weather Generator: https://co-public.lboro.ac.uk/cocwd/SDSM/
Sea-Level Rise - Historical data and trends:
NOAA: http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends.shtml
Increased Storminess:
NOAA: http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/bibliography/related_files/tk9801.pdf
Climate Education
EPA's "A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change": http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/students/index.html
Hazard Data
Salinity, ocean temperatures, and other data
GFLD Data Portal: http://data1.gfdl.noaa.gov:8380/lasV7/v6/dataset
Flood
FEMA: http://www.msc.fema.gov
Drought
NOAA: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/monitoring/drought/
Surge
NOAA SLOSH (Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes): http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/
Wildfire
USDA: http://www.landfire.gov/
Elevation
NOAA: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/
USGS: http://seamless.usgs.gov/
Hazard Modeling
Riverine Flood
Hydrologic modeling: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/en_hydro.shtm
Hydrologic modeling: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/en_hydra.shtm
Coastal Flood
Storm surge, wave height analysis, and wave effects: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/en_coast.shtm
Erosion
USACE Storm-induced BEAch CHange Model (SBEACH): http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/chl.aspx?p=s&a=Software;31
Drought and Wildfire
USDA Drought Index: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/viewpub.php?index=40
Salinity, ocean temperatures, and other data
GFLD Data Portal: http://data1.gfdl.noaa.gov:8380/lasV7/v6/dataset
Other Climate/Hazard Tools
Agriculture Impacts
FAO- Local climate data approximations: http://www.fao.org/nr/climpag/pub/en3_051002_en.asp
Vulnerability Data
Population/Demographics
U.S. Census Data Tools: http://www.census.gov/main/www/access.html
Agriculture and livestock census
National Agricultural Statistical Services (NASS), USDA: http://www.nass.usda.gov/
Coral reef locations and bleaching information
Reefbase: http://www.reefbase.org/gis_maps/download.aspx
Coral Reef Temperature Anomaly Database (CoRTAD)
NOAA, National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC): http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/sog/Cortad/
Wetlands Inventory
U.S. FWS, National Wetlands Inventory: http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/datadownload.html
NOAA Habitat Mapper: http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/protection/efh/habitatmapper.html
Vulnerability and Risk Tools
FEMA – Hazards U.S. Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH): www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus
NOAA Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool (RVAT): http://www.csc.noaa.gov/rvat/
NOAA Community Vulnerability Assessment Tool (CVAT): http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/nchaz/startup.htm
USACE Coastline Vulnerability Assessment Tool: http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/chl.aspx?p-s&a=publications!461
Community-Based Risk Screening Tool – Adaptation & Livelihoods (CRiSTAL):
http://www.cristaltool.org/content/download.aspx
Climate change and Environmental Degradation Risk and Adaptations assessment (CEDRA):
http://tilz.tearfund.org/Topics/Environmental+Sustainability/CEDRA.htm
Simulator of Climate Change Risks and Adaptation Initiatives (SimClim): http://www.climsystems.com/site/home
Adaptation Planning
NOAA Climate Portal: http://www.climate.gov
NOAA CSC Coastal Climate Adaptation: http://community.csc.noaa.gov/climateadaptation/
US Global Change Research Project: http://globalchange.gov
US EPA Climate Change Office: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/index.html
US EPA Climate Ready Estuaries: http://www.epa.gov/cre/
US EPA Climate Ready Water Utilities: http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/climate/index.cfm
US National Academy of Sciences Climate Choices: http://americasclimatechoices.org/
Pew Center on Global Climate Change: http://www.pewclimate.org/
Sea Grant/NOAA Staff: http://www.coastalclimatewiki.org
Climate Desk – Shared reporting on climate change: http://theclimatedesk.org/
EcoAdapt-CAKE – Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange: http://www.cakex.org/
UK Climate Impact Program: http://www.ukcip.org.uk/
ICLEI Climate Resilient Communities: http://www.icleiusa.org/programs/climate/Climate_Adaptation/adaptation
Additional Resources
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: http://www.ipcc.ch
U.S. EPA Global Change Research Program: http://epa.gov/ord/npd/globalresearch-intro.htm
USGS Global Change Research Program: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov
The Heinz Center Global Change Program: http://www.heinzctr.org/Programs/Global_Change/index.shtml
UNH Climate Change Research Center: http://www.ccrc.sr.unh.edu
Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment - Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast: Science, Impacts, and Solutions:
http://www.climatechoices.org/assets/documents/climatechoices/confronting-climate-change-in-the-u-s-northeast.pdf
Union of Concerned Scientists – Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast: A Report of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment:
http://www.climatechoices.org/assets/documents/climatechoices/NECIA_climate_report_final.pdf
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States:
http://www.globalchange.gov/publications/reports/scientific-assessments/us-impacts
University of New Hampshire - Trends in Extreme Precipitation Events for the Northeastern United States:
http://www.amwa.net/galleries/climate-change/2010_NortheastExtremePrecip.pdf
Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center - Data Needs to Monitor and Respond to Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in New England:
http://www.umass.edu/tei/wrrc/WRRC2004/pdf/CompleteEPAReportFinal.pdf
