NJADAPT

A suite of online tools for planners and practitioners

NJADAPT is a suite of data visualization and mapping tools designed to assist planners, decision-makers, practitioners, and others to address climate change in New Jersey. Presently, NJADAPT contains six tools. Click on the buttons below to select the tool you would like to use.

Climate Dashboard

New Jersey climate trends in moderate and high emissions scenarios

The Climate Dashboard visualizes climate change trends and statistics for the whole of New Jersey. It compares today’s conditions to future projections and can be displayed as maps or interactive charts. The projected changes are summarized in seasonal intervals (winter, spring, summer, fall) for six climate measurements in moderate (consistent with today’s global policies) and high (continued growth of emissions by 2100) emissions scenarios.

NJ FloodMapper

An interactive flood exposure mapping tool

NJ FloodMapper is an interactive mapping tool that allows users to conduct flood exposure analysis based on the best available science for sea-level rise and numerous other parameters, including total water levels, hurricane surge, FEMA flood zones, and Hurricane Sandy surge. Additional map layers depict infrastructure, environmental hazards, marsh and open space, social vulnerability, flood insurance payments for property loss, and land use.

Climate Snapshots

Climate risks summarized by municipality, county and statewide

Adapting to climate change requires an understanding of potential hazards and exposure. These Climate Snapshots provide easy access to information about the people, places, and assets at risk from climate impacts in each of New Jersey’s municipalities, counties, and the state as a whole. Snapshots include reports on built infrastructure, critical assets, natural and working lands, public health, vulnerable populations, and forestry.

NJ HazAdapt

Data for hazard planners

Developed with the NJ Office of Emergency Management, this tool provides municipal and county hazard planners with easy access to data and resources that will assist with development of hazard mitigation plans. State and local users can assess flooding impacts on key FEMA lifeline sectors, socially vulnerable populations, and individual land parcels. The tool includes heat hazard data to understand the impacts of heat waves and the urban heat island effect.

Climate Planning Tool

A guide to using coastal flooding data

This tool assists state and local officials, communities, hazard planners, and others to understand the impacts of climate change on coastal flooding in New Jersey. Backed by data on sea level rise, hurricanes, and tidal floods, the tool explains how to use data to analyze different flooding scenarios. The tool is presented in two storymaps: the first is a primer on flooding; the second is a step-by-step outline of a coastal flood vulnerability analysis.

NJ Forest Adapt

Forest management tool

This mapping tool enables users to visualize data over multiple timelines and climate change scenarios. Users can explore changes in plant hardiness and heat zones, species distribution, daily minimum and maximum temperatures, heating and cooling degree days, and precipitation. Additional map layers include forest carbon density, canopy cover, impervious surfaces, forest types, pest and disease, wildfire fuel hazard, and more.