Free online tool identifies climate risks in every community and county in the US
“Nonprofit research group Headwaters Economics created a free online tool called Neighborhoods at Risk. Users simply need to type in their home city and the database pulls up a local map highlighting areas within a community that have a greater risk of climate change. The database also breaks down communities based on the number of rental housing units, racial demographics and families in poverty.
‘It identifies vulnerabilities in every single community and county in the United States,’ said Patty Hernandez, executive director of Headwaters Economics, according to The Yale Center for Environmental Communication.”