Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. When Superstorm Sandy slammed into the Jersey ...

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Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up. By Claire Brown On the heels of devastating flooding in Texas that killed more ...

New research shows most people believe climate change will affect others first, revealing a perception gap that may slow ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

Select a metric from the menu on the left. Using the menu on the right, select either the entire U.S. by county or an individual state's census tracts. Navigate the map by pan and zoom ...

The Davis City Council is considering the Village Farms project, which has been met with opposition due to flood risk ...

Oluwaseun Ajayi is a globally trained real estate economist and climate-risk scholar recognised for advancing how ...