Climate Change...how risky is your area?

Storms are believed to be stronger in the coming years and Houston has a history of tropical storms and hurricanes so we re in it up to our knees just like on the newsreels.
 
Gotta love New Jersey!

31/ 100

STORM RISK Very High - 82
Normally, you experience about 8 significant two-day storms per year, with about 2.3" of precipitation per storm.
Your forecast in 2050 is about 24 storms, with about 2.7" of precipitation per storm.
Your storm risk (82) is 5% lower than average for people in Passaic County (86).

DROUGHT RISK Moderate - 47
The percentage of available water supply used by humans determines water stress. An area is at especially high risk when water stress is above 40%.
Your water stress now is about 23%. Your projected water stress in 2050 is about 25%.
Your drought risk (47) is 9% higher than average for people in New Jersey (43).

HEAT RISK Low - 26
A day that reaches above 93ºF is considered hot for your location.
Normally, you experience about 8 hot days per year. Your forecast in 2050 is about 31 hot days per year.
Your temperature risk (26) is 30% lower than average for people in Passaic County (37).

FIRE RISK Very Low - 1
This property has a very low risk from fire.

FLOOD RISK Very Low - 1
FEMA estimate: area of minimal flood risk

About This Rating
ClimateCheck™ ratings are based on historical and projected risk through 2050. Scores are relative to the contiguous United States.
A rating of 1 represents the least extreme change, and 100 is the most extreme.
 
Thanks, Don!

30/100

It pretty much follows my thoughts with the risk of storms being the highest.

The reality is that my risk is tied to everyone else’s risk. If the supply chain in another area of the country is knocked out it will impact me.
 
I live in Northeastern Pennsylvania, atop a 600 foot hill , so flooding is out the question. There is a huge wide valley , at the bottom of my hill, about a mile away me. There's also always a six degree difference between the valley and me. I'm cooler. At times this causes strong winds. I've has my screen door ripped out of my hands, and pulled out from the frame. So storms could be rather violent. The check doesn't think fires are a risk, but about a hundred years ago,, the Blue Berry Mountain fire leveled this area to the ground.
 
Thanks, cool link! My overall is 21/100.
Storm: 59
Heat: 34
Flood: 1
Fire: 1
Drought: 8
Can't say I agree with my drought score, should be much higher. We've already been told this summer to cut back on water use 20% or face $ penalties.
The fire score is ridiculously low too.
 
We have a "moderate" risk here in Denver, but it's so smoky right now, my eyes are burning. We can't open any windows. It sucks.

So we might not be at high risk of having our house destroyed by fire or flood, but it's not safe to breathe the frickin' air! And now the dog wants me to take him out to play. He doesn't believe in anthropogenic climate change.
 
The place we owned 20 years ago, the street was 5' above sea level. Never had a problem. They are now selling for 4 times what we paid for it in 1987.
 
I don't hafta look

Our cabin is sitting on top of some major geothermal activity
Just a few miles due east of Mt Mazama (Crater Lake)

Not much difference 50 mi south, down here in town
Hot water for a lot of residents are geothermal generated
 
Place like Haiti, the Dominic Republic, Puerto Rico and Jamaica will all but disappear if or when hurricanes intensity increases.
 

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