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Posted
Mar 19, 2014
Coasts, Extreme Events, Adaptation

White House Launches Climate Data Initiative

Today, delivering on a commitment in the President's Climate Action Plan, the Administration launched the Climate Data Initiative. This new effort brings together open government data and design competitions with commitments from the private and philanthropic sectors to develop data-driven tools that communities across America need to plan for the impacts of climate change .
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Posted
Mar 18, 2014
Scenarios, Coasts, Cities & Infrastructure, Extreme Events, Adaptation

New Updates to Hurricane Sandy Recovery Tool

New updates to Hurricane Sandy Recovery Tool
The Sea Level Rise Tool for Sandy Recovery, released in 2013 through a partnership between several Federal entities in coordination with local institutions, has been updated to reflect the latest data on future sea level rise and flooding risks.
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Posted
Oct 29, 2013
Scenarios, Coasts, Cities & Infrastructure, Extreme Events, Adaptation

After Sandy, Rebuilding Smarter with Science and Technology

Recognizing that large storms are expected to grow more frequent and more severe as a result of climate change , the Federal Government has partnered with states, cities, communities, and other stakeholders to make the Sandy-affected region -- and all of America -- more resilient. This goal is a guiding principle of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan.
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Posted
Jun 20, 2013
Scenarios, Coasts, Cities & Infrastructure, Adaptation

New Sea Level Rise Tool For Sandy Recovery

To address future risk of coastal flooding, federal agencies have jointly developed a sea level rise planning tool - which includes interactive sea level rise (SLR) maps and a SLR calculator. The tool provides information on how parts of New York and New Jersey impacted by Sandy may be impacted by coastal flooding in the future.
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