Columbia University's National Center for Disaster Preparedness has initiated the U.S. Natural Hazards Climate Change Projections project to address the growing concerns about climate change-induced disasters. This project combines efforts from public and academic researchers and produces an interactive dataset to forecast extreme weather events on a county-by-county basis through the century's end. Notably, it reveals increased wildfire risks in areas such as San Diego and Yakima County, while changes in precipitation patterns may lead to increased flooding elsewhere, highlighting the urgent need for localized disaster preparedness strategies.
When you look at the raw numbers for wildfire, it's not much, but when you interpret the data, even if you go from 0.2% to 0.4%, you're doubling the risk.
This initiative brought together several public and academic researchers to develop a novel, interactive dataset to track and predict the occurrence of climate change-fueled extreme events on a county level.
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