Saturday, August 6, 2011

New Tool Maps How Badly Climate Change Affects You - Grist

A new web tool from the Natural Resources Defense Council lets you map climate change threats -- excessive heat, disease risk, pollution, drought, and flooding -- anywhere in the United States.

It's not just designed to depress you, either; each state's map includes information about how to address climate change impacts, and details the state's preparedness plan.

Based on an analysis of data gathered from the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other resources, NRDC’s new “Climate Change Threatens Health” webpage lets users see the effects of climate change at a regional and state level.

The full article is available here