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"Here’s the First-Ever Map Showing Wildfire Risk to American Homes"

"New data was used to calculate fire risk to residential and other properties throughout the lower 48 United States. The threats are rising."

"DAMMERON VALLEY, Utah — The nation’s wildfire risk is widespread, severe and accelerating quickly, according to new data that, for the first time, calculates the risk facing every property in the contiguous United States.

The data, released Monday by the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research group in New York, comes as rising housing prices in cities and suburbs push Americans deeper into fire-prone areas, with little idea about the specific risk in their new locale.

That’s because the federal government maps flood risk at the property level but doesn’t do the same for wildfires, which are growing more frequent and severe because of climate change."

Christopher Flavelle and Nadja Popovich report for the New York Times May 16, 2022.

SEE ALSO:

"U.S. Wildfire Dangers Seen Spreading East As Climate Risks Grow" (Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Source: NYTimes, 05/16/2022