arctic_icon_spaceThe Arctic is warming at a rate twice the global average, according to the 2014 Arctic Report Card. Warming temperatures, melting sea ice and glaciers, and thawing permafrost are having profound impacts on Arctic ecosystems, as well as Arctic residents and their ways of life. Changes in the Arctic are also impacting other parts of the world as melting glaciers contribute to global sea-level rise and warming temperatures in the Arctic latitudes affect global weather patterns. Here, you can discover and access data and information to understand the impacts of climate change in the Arctic and how changes in the Arctic impact other regions of the world. You will find resources that address the following issues:

– Arctic Oceans, Sea Ice, and Coasts

– Melting Glaciers, Snow, and Ice

– Arctic Weather and Extreme Events

– Permafrost and Arctic Landscapes

– Arctic Development and Transport

– Arctic Peoples and Ecosystems

– Arctic-Global Teleconnections

You may access the framing objectives used to select the data and content available for this theme.  We welcome your feedback on how we can make these data and resources more useful. For more information about these issues, explore the Climate Resilience Toolkit topic area for Arctic.

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Coastal Flooding Theme Adds Thirteen New Datasets

In a continued effort to provide key datasets that support the process of developing resilience to climate change, thirteen additional datasets are now available in the Coastal Flooding theme. These datasets include: NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Sea Surface Temperature -WHOI, Version 1.0 U.S. Monthly Extremes Global Historical Climatology Network – Monthly (GHCN-M) Version 3 African Easterly Wave Climatology Version 1 NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Daily Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR), Version 1.2 NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Monthly Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR), Version 2.2-1 Global Surface Summary of the Day – GSOD Monthly Summaries of the Global Historical Climatology Network – Daily (GHCN-D) I nternational Surface Temperature Initiative (ISTI) Global Land Surface Temperature Databank – Stage 1 Monthly International Surface Temperature Initiative (ISTI) Global Land Surface Temperature Databank – Stage 2 Monthly International Surface Temperature Initiative (ISTI) Global Land Surface Temperature Databank – Stage 3 Monthly International Surface Temperature Initiative (ISTI) Global Land Surface Temperature Databank – Stage 1 Daily … Continued

Coastal Flooding Theme Adds Eleven New Datasets

In a continued effort to provide key datasets that support the process of developing resilience to climate change, eleven additional datasets are now available in the Coastal Flooding theme. These datasets include: NOAA Optimum Interpolation 1/4 Degree Daily Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) Analysis, Version 2 AVHRR Pathfinder Version 5.2 Level 3 Collated (L3C) Global 4km Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Climate Data Record (CDR) for 1981-2010 NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Gridded Satellite Data from ISCCP B1 (GridSat-B1) 11 micron Brightness Temperature, Version 2 NCDC Storm Events Database Coastal Economic Trends for Coastal Geographies Demographic Trends (1970-2010) for Coastal Geographies FEMA HAZUS Critical Facilities for Coastal Geographies Time-Series Data for Self-Employed Economic Activity Dependent on the Ocean and Great Lakes Economy for Counties, States, and the Nation between 2005 and 2012 Time-Series Data on the Ocean and Great Lakes Economy for Counties, States, and the Nation between 2005 and 2012 (Sector and Industry Level) Time-Series Data on the Ocean and Great Lakes Economy for Counties, States, and the Nation between 2005 and 2012 (Sector Level) … Continued

Ecosystem Vulnerability Theme Adds Eleven New Datasets

In a continued effort to provide key datasets that support the process of developing resilience to climate change, eleven additional datasets are now available in the Ecosystem Vulnerability theme. These datasets include: Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data (QCLCD) Publication U.S. Hourly Climate Normals (1981-2010) U.S. Daily Climate Normals (1981-2010) U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1981-2010) U.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals (1981-2010) NCDC Storm Events Database Annual Climatological Summaries NOAA’s Climate Divisional Database U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) Hourly Products U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) Daily Products … Continued

Ecosystem Vulnerability Theme Adds Five New Datasets

March 18th 2015   In a continued effort to provide key datasets that support the process of developing resilience to climate change, five additional datasets are now available in the Ecosystem Vulnerability theme. Those include: California Ocean Uses Atlas Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Threatened and Endangered Species REST Services US Forest Service Forests To Faucets National Wildlife Chemical Effects Database Threatened and Endangered Terrestrial Animal Species Richness