Climate Information and Resources

The NOAA Western Region Collaboration Team has developed this webpage to connect you with regional climate services partners, popular climate tools, and trustworthy climate information. Bookmark this new page and you will be two clicks from accessing climate and drought outlooks, monthly webinars, data, graphs, maps, and more!

This screenshot shows components of the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation website at resilience.climate.gov. The site was developed by a collaborative interagency group and Esri, a private partner, to provide comprehensive information on climate hazards and support community climate resilience. (ESRI)
Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation website launched to help communities asses exposure to climate hazards

The Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation website to help communities across the nation understand the real-time climate-related hazards in their area, analyze projected long-term exposure to those hazards, and identify federal funds to support climate resilience projects for their communities. 

Drought.
Three Minute Thesis Webinar on Drought

Held September 9, this hour-long webinar covers drought topics three minutes at a time. From learning about the National Integrated Drought Information System, understanding flash drought, or how drought relates to salmon recovery - you will have the chance to hear straight from the experts on a wide array of drought-related topics.
View the recording... 

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice.
NOAA Regional Collaboration Network Announces Climate and Equity Pilot Projects

The NOAA Regional Collaboration Network is supporting NOAA’s commitment to sustained engagement with historically disadvantaged communities through regional pilot projects which respond directly to feedback received from partners during Climate and Equity roundtable discussions. In the West the focus is on extreme heat and NOAA staff are working with leaders in Phoenix and Las Vegas.

This infographic shows how on average, the U.S. will see as much sea level rise by 2050 as seen in the last century. Sea level rise leads to increased coastal flooding, even in the absence of heavy rain or storms.
Sea Level Rise Report Provides Updated Projections for all U.S Coastal Waters Through 2150

The Sea Level Rise Technical Report provides the most up-to-date sea level rise projections available for all U.S. states and territories. This multi-agency effort, representing the first update since 2017, offers projections out to the year 2150 and information to help communities assess potential changes in average tide heights and height-specific threshold frequencies as they strive to adapt to sea level rise.

An image of the smoke plumes, burn scars and hotspots from wildfires across Northern California as seen from the NOAA-20 satellite on August 24, 2021.
How does NOAA Support Wildfire Science and Response?

As the nation’s leading weather and climate-science agency, NOAA plays a vital role supporting federal, state, local and tribal partners in preparing for the threat of wildfires, and in battling the blazes that endanger life and property. To aid in planning and responses to wildfires, NOAA scientists are engaged in understanding virtually every aspect of the fire cycle. NOAA fights fire with science.... learn more!

NOAA ship in front of NOAA Western Regional Center
NOAA in Seattle

NOAA’s presence in Seattle is a microcosm of NOAA as a whole, with weather, fisheries, research, oceans and coasts and support components driven by over 1,500 enterprising staff with widely diverse disciplines.

David Skaggs Research Center in Boulder, Colorado
NOAA in Boulder

Hear from NOAA staff in Boulder, Colorado about pioneering science, life-savings products, and significant environmental contributions.