DOI: 10.7910/dvn/z7j2ea
title: Extracted Data From: Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool

description: This submission includes publicly available data extracted in its original form. Please reference the Related Publication listed here for source and citation information &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If you have questions about the source data, please contact the EPA Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) (CRWUhelp@epa.gov). If you have questions about metadata, please contact CAFE (climatecafe@bu.edu)
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"EPA's Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative provides drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (water sector) utilities with practical tools, training, and technical assistance needed to increase resilience to climate change. CRWU’s Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) and interactive maps (Storm Surge Inundation Map, CREAT Climate Scenarios Projection Map, and the Streamflow Projections Map), provide utilities with pre-processed data to aid in climate-based decision-making. To increase accessibility for geospatial users, CRWU provided 
these datasets in a zipped file geodatabase format.
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The data provided here are projected changes in climate conditions. These data and additional projections associated with the same scenarios are available in CREAT.
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The scenarios used to present the range of model projections for each grid cell on the map were:
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'Hot/Dry' scenario based on the average of the five climate models that project hotter and drier conditions compared to the other model projections;
‘Central’ scenario based on the average of the five climate models that project changes in the middle of the distribution of projections; and
'Warm/Wet’ scenario based on the average of the five climate models that project less warming but increased precipitation relative to other models.
Changes in annual temperature, annual precipitation, and 100-year storm intensity are provided as increases (positive values) or decreases (negative values) relative to a baseline of observed climate at the same location from 1981-2010. Each projection includes changes in temperature and precipitation averaged over two 20-year time periods: '2035 period' from 2026-2045 and '2060 period' from 2051-2070.
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The number of hot days associated with each climate station are reported as the number of days per year that have temperatures over 100 °F following the temperature increases projected by the same models. Climate station data were built upon the dataset of the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)-Daily. The dataset is being maintained at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Centre (NCDC).
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Additional information on the selection of scenarios and the sources of data used can be found in the CREAT 3.1 Methodology Guide. Models used were drawn from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) dataset.
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To explore data for a location or to download data from this map, please visit the CRWU Data Access page." [Quote from: https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=3805293158d54846a29f750d63c6890e] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
description: The below was extracted directly from the CREAT Methodology document: 

"The Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) was prepared by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an informational tool to assist drinking water,
wastewater, and stormwater utility owners and operators in understanding and addressing
climate change risks. CREAT does not purport to provide a comprehensive or exhaustive list of
all impacts and potential risks from climate change or any other threats.
The information contained in CREAT was developed in accordance with best industry practices.
It should not be relied on exclusively when conducting risk assessments or developing response
plans. This information is also not a substitute for the professional advice of an attorney or
environmental or climate change professional. This information is provided without warranty
of any kind, and EPA hereby disclaims any liability for damages arising from use of this tool,
including without limitation, direct, indirect, or consequential damages including personal
injury, property loss, loss of revenue, loss of profit, loss of opportunity, or other loss.
Changes are periodically made to the information herein that may be incorporated in new
editions of this document. EPA may make improvements or changes to CREAT at any time. "
description: This submission includes publicly available data extracted in its original form. Please reference the Related Publication listed here for source and citation information.

Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool data was downloaded by Zach Popp on 2025-01-27.