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Explore tools, services, and educational material available from NOAA and other federal agencies.</p> <div class="mb-3"></div> <div class="pb-5"></div> <h3 div="text-center" id="tools">Tools and Services</h3> <div class="mb-3"></div> <div class="card-deck mb-5"> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slr.html"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/slr-viewer.jpg" alt="map view of coastal South Carolina in the sea level rise viewer"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slr.html" class="btn btn-primary">Sea Level Rise Viewer</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted"> Use this web mapping tool to visualize community-level impacts from coastal flooding or sea level rise (up to 10 feet above average high tides). </div> </div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/inundationdb/"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/ci-dashboard.jpg" alt="a view of the Coastal Inundation Dashboard"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/inundationdb/" class="btn btn-primary">Coastal Inundation Dashboard</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted"> Inundation Dashboard provides real-time and historic coastal flooding information, using both a map-based view and a more detailed station view. </div> </div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://nosced-oceanservice-as-dev.azurewebsites.net/hazards/sealevelrise/Publication-Spanish-Application-Guide-for-the-2022-Sea-Level-Rise-Technical-Report.pdf"><img class="card-img-top" src="/observations/thumbnail/bulletin.jpg" alt="water floods a street"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/high-tide-flooding/monthly-outlook.html" class="btn btn-primary">Monthly High Tide Flooding Outlook</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted"> NOAA’s Monthly High Tide Flooding Outlook provides the daily likelihood of high tide flooding each day in the calendar year, up to a year in advance, for specific locations. </div> </div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sea_level_info.html"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/sl-flooding.jpg" alt="coastal flooding in Alexandria, Virginia"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sea_level_info.html" class="btn btn-primary">Sea Level and Coastal Flooding Information</a> </h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted"> NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) provides data, tools and analysis related to changing ocean conditions. </div> </div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-md-block d-lg-block d-xl-block"></div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/flood-exposure.html"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/coastal-flooding-mapper.jpg" alt="coastal flooding mapper screenshot showing East Coast and part of Gulf of Mexico coastline"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/flood-exposure.html" class="btn btn-primary">Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper</a> </h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted">Jumpstart community discussions about local coastal flooding hazards by developing maps that show the people, places, and natural resources at risk. </div> </div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/snapshots/"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/ccsnapshots.jpg" alt="screenshot of coastal county snapshots page"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/snapshots/" class="btn btn-primary">Coastal County Snapshots</a> </h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted">Turn complex county-level data into easy-to-understand charts and graphics — use this tool to create printable handouts that help articulate your community resilience message. </div> </div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/research/coastal-change/ecological-effects-sea-level-rise-program/"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/slr-splash960.jpg" alt="a photo of sea level rise"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/research/coastal-change/ecological-effects-sea-level-rise-program/" class="btn btn-primary">The Effects of Sea Level Rise Program (ESLR)</a> </h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted">The Effects of Sea Level Rise Program provides a suite of tools for evaluating coastal vulnerability under multiple sea level rise, inundation, and coastal management scenarios. </div> </div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/topics/coastal-inundation.html"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/coastal-inundation-c-960.jpg" alt="a photo of Coastal Inundation Dashboard"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/topics/coastal-inundation.html" class="btn btn-primary"> Coastal Inundation Topics</a> </h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted">This site offers a great starting place to learn about coastal inundation and available resources. </div> </div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-md-block d-lg-block d-xl-block"></div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/sl-trends.jpg" alt="map depicting relative sea level trends"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/" class="btn btn-primary">Sea Level Trends</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted"> This tool measures relative sea level trends, with arrows representing the direction and magnitude of change.</div> </div> <div class="card mb-5">  </div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div> <div class="card mb-5">  </div> <div class="card mb-5">  </div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-md-block d-lg-block d-xl-block"></div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div> </div> <h3 div="text-center" id="tools-other">Tools and Services: Interagency and Other Federal Agencies</h3> <div class="mb-3"></div> <div class="card-deck mb-5"> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://sealevel.globalchange.gov/"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/sealevel-site.jpg" alt="screenshot of sealevel.globalchange.gov site image"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://sealevel.globalchange.gov/" class="btn btn-primary">Interagency U.S. Sea Level Change Website</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted">The Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change co-develops critical science on sea level rise and its related impacts. This interactive site allows users to explore past, present, and projected future sea level rise, associated impacts, and adaptation measures for their area.</div> </div>  <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://sealevel.globalchange.gov/resources/2022-sea-level-rise-technical-report/"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/slr-report.jpg" alt="damaged roadway from sea level rise associated flooding"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://sealevel.globalchange.gov/resources/2022-sea-level-rise-technical-report/" class="btn btn-primary">2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted"> The Sea Level Rise Technical Report provides the most up-to-date sea level rise projections available for all U.S. states and territories. </div> </div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://sealevel.globalchange.gov/resources/2022-sea-level-rise-technical-report/#application-guide-download"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/slr-report-guide.jpg" alt="a flooded car in Norfolk, Virginia"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://sealevel.globalchange.gov/resources/2022-sea-level-rise-technical-report/#application-guide-download" class="btn btn-primary">2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report: Application Guide</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted"> This companion guide provides assistance with incorporating sea level rise projections into community planning initiatives.</div> </div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/elearning/video/slr/takeaways/"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/slr-takeaway-video.jpg" alt="A still from the seal level rise takeaway video"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/elearning/video/slr/takeaways/" class="btn btn-primary">Video: Key Takeaways for Sea Level Rise Projections</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted"> View highlights and key takeaways from the 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report, with a focus on the impacts on coastal communities. </div> </div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-md-block d-lg-block d-xl-block"></div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://cwbi-app.sec.usace.army.mil/rccslc/slcc_calc.html"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/usace-portal.jpg" alt="screenshot of USACE Sea Level Change Curve Calculator"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://cwbi-app.sec.usace.army.mil/rccslc/slcc_calc.html" class="btn btn-primary">USACE Sea Level Change Curve Calculator</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted">The online Sea Level Change Curve Calculator is a web-based tool that produces a table and graph of projected sea level changes for projects input by users. </div></div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://geoport.usgs.esipfed.org/terriaslc/" class="img-link"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/usgs-portal.jpg" alt="screenshot of USGS Survey Sea Level Rise 2017 Report"></a> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://geoport.usgs.esipfed.org/terriaslc/" class="btn btn-primary">U.S. Geological Survey Sea Level Rise 2017 Report</a></h3> </div> <div class="card-footer text-muted">Explore concepts and data points based on NOAA's "Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for United States" report, published in January 2017.</div> </div> <div class="w-100 d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div> <div class="card card-highlight mb-5"> <a href="https://marine.usgs.gov/coastalchangehazardsportal/"><img class="card-img-top" src="/hazards/sealevelrise/thumbnail/usgs-cchp.jpg" 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