Languages: English. Maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can now show you whether the area you live in is at high risk from natural disasters and hazards. Created after U.S ...

Millions of homes across the U.S. face risk of damage from hurricane-force winds and storm-surge flooding this year.

MEANWHILE, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS SEEN ITS SHARE OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. NEW MAPS FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SHOW THE AREAS AS AT HIGHEST RISK. FEMA RATED ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently published its first National Risk Index ... counties’ potential vulnerability to natural disasters. Unfortunately for Angelenos, Los Angeles ...

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Bay Area utilizes AI sensors and a new NASA-developed ember-risk map for early wildfire detection and prevention.

"Orange" areas indicate relatively high risk and "red" on the map shows areas of very high ... funding to better prepare them for the next natural disaster. Dr. Kate Wilkin, a San Jose State ...

The map breaks down the types of disasters by census tract and compares ... California, Oregon and Washington are often states that face wildfire risk and related poor air quality for weeks ...