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FEMA Natural Hazards Risk Index (cdn.fosstodon.org)

submitted 9 months ago by spiritedpause@fosstodon.org to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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FEMA Natural Hazards Risk Index
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Source: https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/map
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[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This looks suspiciously like a population density map.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Apparently the calculation includes "Social Vulnerability", which looks very much like a population map. Which is probably why my city is yellow due to winter weather even though the surrounding counties are blue.

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah they should really call it the Disaster Risk Index because hazards are only part of the disaster equation, the other part is vulnerability.

A tornado in the ocean isn't a disaster.

[–] ECB@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

Buffalo, eh?

[–] neptune@dmv.social 5 points 9 months ago

If you select a county you can see what type of hazards the consider. I wondered especially about the county in NW TX (Lubbock) and saw that FEMA rates it high for things like wind, riverine flooding, winter weather, etc.

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing!

[–] GIS_Bandit@mastodon.world 2 points 9 months ago

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