Explore through our RYN Resources! Many tools show areas of past and expected weather or other disaster events, including these maps and resources. We are committed to providing fact-driven, honest resources to help cultivate growth and inspiration in those who strive for environmental progress.
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Resilient Building
The Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) portal, an easily accessible and interactive geospatial website.
A process designed to help engineers to factor climate change impacts into plans for design, operation and maintenance.
GAR2022 explores how, around the world, structures are evolving to better address systemic risk.
A website that provides resources and research on building resilience to climate change.
Choose between 5 difference types of environmental hazards to discover resources.
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Earthquakes & Landslides
World class center for multi-disciplinary disaster prevention research & communication.
Interactive USGS maps showing landslide-prone areas, recent landslide events, and susceptibility data for the United States.
Research & educational resources on everything earthquakes.
Interactive maps and data from the U.S. Geological Survey showing earthquake hazards, historical seismicity, and ground-shaking probabilities across the United States.
FEMA’s guidance on seismic building codes, including resources for adopting and implementing earthquake-resistant design standards in construction.
Real-time phone app radar that also shows nearby earthquakes and the local air quality index.
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Hurricanes
University-NOAA partnership delivering coastal community resilience research and outreach.
Federal guidance on wind retrofits, building codes, and post-storm recovery resources.
Guidelines and standards for constructing safe rooms for high-wind events like hurricanes and tornadoes.
Authoritative historical record of every Atlantic hurricane with tracks and intensities.
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Floods
Real-time river forecasts, flood outlooks, and inundation maps across U.S. watersheds.
Property-level flood risk data and forecasts incorporating climate change projections.
An article by a reinsurer that discusses how investment in nature can help to mitigate flood risk.
World class center for multi-disciplinary disaster prevention research & communication.
Interactive sea level rise and coastal flooding maps for any U.S. address.
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Tornadoes
Federal preparedness guidance covering safe rooms, shelter plans, and household readiness.
Real-time tornado watches, warnings, and severe storm forecasts from the National Weather Service.
NOAA research center publishing tornado science, warning improvements, and educational materials.
Guidelines and standards for constructing safe rooms for high-wind events like hurricanes and tornadoes.
FORTIFIED standards for tornado-resistant home construction with research-backed retrofit guidance.
Searchable database of historical tornado events with paths, intensities, and damage records.
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Wildfires
A resource to guide homeowners towards improving the likelihood of their home surviving a wildfire.
California’s wildfire incident map, prevention guidance, and defensible space requirements (model for other states).
Federal hub for active wildfire incidents, statistics, and interagency coordination resources.
Research and policy tools for community wildfire adaptation and the wildland-urban interface.
Real-time phone app radar that also shows nearby earthquakes and the local air quality index.
Choose between US Resources and International Resources depending on your location.
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U.S. Resources
A searchable database of climate adaptation case studies, plans, and tools organized by sector and region for practitioners and policymakers.
Adaptation policy clearinghouse covering state and local government climate plans.
The Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) portal, an easily accessible and interactive geospatial website.
Research and journalism on climate impacts including sea level rise, extreme heat, and energy.
NOAA’s Digital Coast platform offering maps, data, and decision-support tools for coastal communities planning for sea level rise, flooding, and erosion.
The American Institute of Architects’ handbook for architects responding to natural disasters, covering safety assessments, recovery planning, and rebuilding standards.
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International Resources
A process designed to help engineers to factor climate change impacts into plans for design, operation and maintenance.
Country-level climate data, projections, and adaptation guidance for developing economies.
International organization accelerating adaptation action; publishes the State and Trends in Adaptation report.
Global hub for disaster risk reduction policy, the Sendai Framework, and country-level data.
GAR2022 explores how, around the world, structures are evolving to better address systemic risk.
World class center for multi-disciplinary disaster prevention research & communication.
