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We've explored climate issues at a state level, but we have not looked at them at a city level. Which cities are at the biggest risk, and which have the lowest risk? In order to make things more manageable, we'll only look at large cities (population over 200k), a group which contains about 120 cities.
What immediately jumps out is that the cities at the biggest risk are all in Arizona. The top six are actually all part of the Phoenix metro area: Phoenix itself, as well as Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, and Scottsdale. These cities are mainly challenged by increases in temperature. Since they are already dangerously hot in summer, any increase would make continued residency in the area difficult for many people.
If we combine these cities in Arizona into one, we get the following top five:
Not too many surprises here. As we go down the list, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Arizona are well represented, although Fresno, California is also high up due to its inland location and resulting heat issues.
What about the bottom five cities, the ones with the lowest climate risk?
Most of these cities are cold already, so would actually benefit from rising temperatures, and are too far inland for sea level rise to be a risk. The Midwest and Colorado also appear often as we move down the list, and major cities San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC also do well.