Water Supply and Scarcity
According to the United Nations, water scarcity is defined as the point at which the aggregate impact of all users impinges on the supply or quality of water. Water scarcity is a relative concept and can occur at any level of supply or demand. Scarcity may be socially-constructed or the consequence of altered supply patterns stemming from climate change. Resources available in this sub-theme include U.S. drought monitoring data, workshops for rural water supply systems, among other resources that support water supply and scarcity.
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Water Supply and Scarcity Resources
Water Risk Filter
World Wildlife Fund
This tool helps companies and investors ask the right questions about water. It allows you to assess risks and offers guidance on what to do in response.Read more
National Centers for Environmental Information
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Provides access and information to hundreds of NOAA's archived data sets...Read more
Climate Data Record Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Offers access to NOAA's Environmental Data Records (formerly known as Climate Data records)...Read more
Weather and Climate Toolkit
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The WCT allows the visualization and data export of weather and climate data, including Radar, Satellite and Model data. The WCT also provides access to weather/climate web services provided from NCEI and other organizations.Read more
Global Satellite Soil Moisture
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This is a NESDIS operational satellite derived soil moisture product that combines measurements from several different satellites. There are several ways to view the data, including daily animations. This link gets you to the basic page.Read more
Hydro-Estimator Satellite Rainfall Estimates
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This link is to NESDIS operational geostationary satellite derived precipitation estimates. Estimates of rainfall from satellites can provide critical rainfall information in regions where data from gauges or radar are unavailable or unreliable, such as over oceans or sparsely populated regions...Read more
Inundation Dashboard
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Inundation Dashboard provides real-time alerts and historical inundation information at select NOS stations. The product is available in three regions: New York City/Long Island Sound; Lower Chesapeake Bay; and coastal North Carolina with additional regions to followRead more
National Water Center (NWC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This site provides information on the mission and function of the Office of Water Prediction's NWC and access to guidance from the new National Water Model. ...Read more
Digital Coast Sea Level Rise Viewer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Use this web mapping tool to visualize community-level impacts from coastal flooding or sea level rise (up to 6 feet above average high tides). Photo simulations of how future flooding might impact local landmarks are also provided, as well as data related to water depth, connectivity, flood...Read more
Digital Coast Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This online visualization tool supports communities that are assessing their coastal hazard risks and vulnerabilities. The tool creates a collection of user-defined maps that show the people, places, and natural resources exposed to coastal flooding. The maps can be saved, downloaded, or shared to...Read more
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