Tag: Climate Risk

  • Scientists Discover Sea Levels Are Higher Than Previously Thought

    Scientists Discover Sea Levels Are Higher Than Previously Thought

    Rising seas are often described as one of the most visible signals of a warming planet. Coastal cities are preparing for stronger storm surges, governments are investing in sea walls, and scientists are working to refine predictions about how oceans will behave in the decades ahead. Yet a new body of research suggests that the…

  • Climate Risk Scores Vanish from America’s Largest Real Estate Platform

    Climate Risk Scores Vanish from America’s Largest Real Estate Platform

    Something disappeared from Zillow listings in November, and most homebuyers never noticed. One day, those numerical climate risk scores rating properties for flood, wildfire, wind, heat, and air quality threats were there. By the next, they had vanished without announcement or fanfare. America’s largest real estate marketplace made the change quietly, replacing integrated risk data…