Climate change threats to your home

The U.S. government’s comprehensive report on the effects of climate change details challenges for every part of the country.  ​

In the Pacific Northwest, we feel the effects of climate change now. We've seen historic droughts and wildfire seasons, more frequent storms and floods, and searing heat waves that have resulted in nearly a thousand deaths in Oregon and Washington over the last few years. Climate change has revved up and super-sized disasters across all regions of the U.S., making it even more important for communities and individuals to get prepared and for everyone to do what they can to reduce their impact on the environment. ​

According to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, in the 1980s, the country saw a billion-dollar disaster every four months on average. Now, there's one billion-dollar disaster every three weeks. 

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