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Climate & Hazard Insights

Climate & Hazard Insights offers over 200 climate and hazard metrics from our Climate & Hazards Foundation. These insights also bring in data from the Built Environment and People & Vulnerabilities Foundations to continue offering the intersectional perspective. As a result, you can use these insights to evaluate current and future exposure risk to community attributes, such as population or property value, down to the parcel level.

Review the layers available in Analyst and the available schemas to start working with Climate & Hazard Insights. You can learn more about the specific hazards and scenarios for point and line locations.

Climate & Hazard Insights Layers

With the Climate & Hazard Insights layers, you can focus on climate and hazard exposures' potential impact on key community attributes at supported geographies.

These layers reflect the metrics included in the Climate & Hazard Insights schema, which you can review online or export directly from Analyst.

You can work with Climate & Hazard Insights layers in several ways:

  • Core Insight – As a Core Insight, your Analyst organization already has default Climate & Hazard Insights layers included in it. You can add these layers to any project. These default options are named Climate & Hazard Insights – Parcel and Climate & Hazard Insights - <census unit>. You can't rename these default layers.

  • A specified set of locations – You can run a location analysis on any point or line layer in Analyst, which can be created in several ways. In all scenarios, you'll receive layers named:

    • Climate & Hazard Insights – Parcel - for layer name – parcel that intersects the point or location.

    • Climate & Hazard Insights - census unit for layer name – for points.

    • Climate & Hazard Insights - buffered distance for layer name – for buffers.

    • Climate & Hazard Insights – 50m Segments for layer name – for lines.

    • Climate & Hazard Insights - Lines for layer name – for lines.

    Unlike the default layers, you can change their names. You can view the layer information to verify when the analysis was run. These details can be helpful if you need to re-run an analysis and need to differentiate the layers.

Climate & Hazard Insights Schemas

We're providing a copy of the complete Climate and Hazard schemas for reference. Refer to Climate & Hazard Insights Hazard Summary and Climate & Hazard Insights for Lines Hazard Summary for information about the supported hazards and scenarios included in the schemas. When working with data schemas, you can navigate information in them by:

  • Searching for terms on the page using Command ⌘+F (Mac) or Ctrl+F (Windows).

  • Clicking in the schema window and then copying and pasting the content into a spreadsheet application to look at the details more closely.

Point Locations

When working with point locations, you have schemas available for census and parcel geographies.

Census Schema

See Supported Geographies to verify the geographies included in this schema.

Parcel Schema

Line Locations

When working with line locations, you have schemas available for the line, 50m segments, and the parcels that intersect with the lines (which is the same parcel schema returned for point locations).

Line Schema

Line-Segment Schema

Climate & Hazard Insights Hazard Summary

Hazard Values and Aggregation Exposures summarizes the hazard exposures for Climate & Hazard insights at the parcel and aggregation levels from Base Canvas, including total value, total population, total households, total employees, and total land area. See Supported Geographies for a complete list of aggregation levels.

The Climate & Hazard Insights layers and schemas include these metrics.

Table 1. Hazard Values and Aggregation Exposures

Hazard

Parcel Exposure

Aggregation Exposure

Gap-Free Flood 

Indication of whether the parcel is in a 100-year floodplain.

Percent exposure to 100-year floodplain.

FEMA National Flood Layer 

FEMA flood zone value.

Percent exposure to 100-year FEMA floodplain.

Coastal Flood 

Depth (in feet) of storm surge inundation for current (1980-2017) and future (2015-2050) scenarios in 30, 100, and 300 years. 

Percent exposure for every 30, 100, and 300 years for the current (1980-2017) and  future (2015-2050) scenarios to:

  • storm surge inundation depth exceeding 0 feet or more 

  • storm surge inundation depth exceeding 3 feet or more

  • storm surge inundation depth exceeding 5 feet or more 

Storm Surge 

Depth (in feet) of storm surge inundation resulting from Category 1-5 storms

Percent exposure to storm surge from Category 4 storm or worse with inundation depths of 3 feet or more.

Sea Level Rise 

Depth (in meters) of inundation as a result of a 2ft sea level rise

Percent exposure to inundation depths of 0.5m or more under the 2ft sea level rise.

Wildfire

Indication of wildfire risk.

Percent exposure to moderate or higher wildfire risk.

Current and Future Drought 

Mean scPDSI value and the number of months per decade exposed to severe drought in these scenarios:

  • Current (based on observed data from 1900-2020)

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2030

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2050

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 in year 2030

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 in year 2050

Percent exposure to severe drought at 36 months and 48 months per decade in these scenarios:

  • Current (based on observed data from 1900-2020 (available in 36 months per decade only)

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2030

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2050

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2085

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 in year 2030

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 in year 2050

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2085

Extreme Heat 

Number of days with maximum temperatures of 100°F in these scenarios:

  • historical 1976-2005 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2036-2065 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2036-2065 scenario

Percent exposure to maximum temperatures of 100°F in 10+ days and 30+ days in these scenarios:

  • historical 1976-2005 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2036-2065 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2036-2065 scenario

Extreme Precipitation 

Number of inches of rain in 5-day maximum in these scenarios:

  • historical 1976-2005 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2036-2065 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2036-2065 scenario

Percent exposure to 5-day maximum precipitation of 6+ inches in these scenarios:

  • historical 1976-2005 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2036-2065 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2036-2065 scenario

Tropical Cyclones

Annual frequency of tropical cyclones in or exceeding each category for the current (1980-2017) and median future (2015-2050) scenarios:

  • Category 1 plus

  • Category 2 plus

  • Category 3 plus

  • Category 4 plus

  • Category 5 plus

Percent exposure to hurricane winds at or exceeding each storm category with frequencies corresponding to 1 or more events every 30 or 100 years for the historical period (1980-2017) and median future (2015-2050):

  • Category 1 plus

  • Category 2 plus

  • Category 3 plus

  • Category 4 plus

  • Category 5 plus

Tornadoes 

Probability that a location will experience tornado winds of EF 0-5.

 Percent exposure to:

  • EF0 and EF3 tornado winds or stronger with greater than 0.001 probability

  • EF0 and EF3 tornado winds or stronger with greater than 0.0001 probability

  • EF0 and EF3 tornado winds or stronger with greater than 0.00001 probability

Noncyclonic Winds

Estimated wind speed (mph) at 50-year mean return intervals (MRI)

Percent exposure to damaging (noncyclonic) winds of 65, 75, and 85 mph at 50-year return intervals.

Earthquakes

2% chance of peak ground acceleration (PGA) exceedance in 50 years.

Percent exposure to these peak ground accelerations (PGA) at a 2% probability of exceedance in 50 years:

  • moderate or higher PGA (= or > 16%g)

  • high or higher PGA (= or > 485g)

  • very high (= or > 64%g)



Climate & Hazard Insights for Lines Hazard Summary

Hazard Values and Aggregation Exposures summarizes the hazard exposures for Climate & Hazard insights at the parcel and aggregation levels from Base Canvas, including total value, total population, total households, total employees, and total land area. See Supported Geographies for a complete list of aggregation levels.

The Climate & Hazard Insights for Lines layers and schemas include these metrics.

Table 1. Hazard Values and Aggregation Exposures

Hazard

Line Segment Exposure

Line Exposure

Gap-Free Flood 

Indication of whether the parcel is in a 100-year floodplain.

Percent exposure to 100-year floodplain.

FEMA National Flood Layer 

FEMA flood zone value.

Percent exposure to 100-year FEMA floodplain.

Coastal Flood 

Depth (in feet) of storm surge inundation for current (1980-2017) and future (2015-2050) scenarios in 30, 100, and 300 years. 

Percent exposure for every 30, 100, and 300 years for the current (1980-2017) and  future (2015-2050) scenarios to:

  • storm surge inundation depth exceeding 0 feet or more 

  • storm surge inundation depth exceeding 3 feet or more

  • storm surge inundation depth exceeding 5 feet or more 

Storm Surge 

Depth (in feet) of storm surge inundation resulting from Category 1-5 storms

Percent exposure to storm surge from Category 4 storm or worse with inundation depths of 3 feet or more.

Sea Level Rise 

Depth (in meters) of inundation as a result of a 2ft sea level rise

Percent exposure to inundation depths of 0.5m or more under the 2ft sea level rise.

Wildfire

Indication of wildfire risk.

Percent exposure to moderate or higher wildfire risk.

Current and Future Drought 

Mean scPDSI value and the number of months per decade exposed to severe drought in these scenarios:

  • Current (based on observed data from 1900-2020)

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2030

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2050

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 in year 2030

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 in year 2050

Percent exposure to severe drought at 36 months and 48 months per decade in these scenarios:

  • Current (based on observed data from 1900-2020 (available in 36 months per decade only)

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2030

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2050

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2085

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 in year 2030

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 in year 2050

  • bias corrected CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 in year 2085

Extreme Heat 

Number of days with maximum temperatures of 100°F in these scenarios:

  • historical 1976-2005 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2036-2065 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2036-2065 scenario

Percent exposure to maximum temperatures of 100°F in 10+ days and 30+ days in these scenarios:

  • historical 1976-2005 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2036-2065 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2036-2065 scenario

Extreme Precipitation 

Number of inches of rain in 5-day maximum in these scenarios:

  • historical 1976-2005 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2036-2065 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2036-2065 scenario

Percent exposure to 5-day maximum precipitation of 6+ inches in these scenarios:

  • historical 1976-2005 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP4.5 2036-2065 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2016-2045 scenario

  • RCP8.5 2036-2065 scenario

Tropical Cyclones

Annual frequency of tropical cyclones in or exceeding each category for the current (1980-2017) and median future (2015-2050) scenarios:

  • Category 1 plus

  • Category 2 plus

  • Category 3 plus

  • Category 4 plus

  • Category 5 plus

Percent exposure to hurricane winds at or exceeding each storm category with frequencies corresponding to 1 or more events every 30 or 100 years for the historical period (1980-2017) and median future (2015-2050):

  • Category 1 plus

  • Category 2 plus

  • Category 3 plus

  • Category 4 plus

  • Category 5 plus

Tornadoes 

Probability that a location will experience tornado winds of EF 0-5.

 Percent exposure to:

  • EF0 and EF3 tornado winds or stronger with greater than 0.001 probability

  • EF0 and EF3 tornado winds or stronger with greater than 0.0001 probability

  • EF0 and EF3 tornado winds or stronger with greater than 0.00001 probability

Noncyclonic Winds

Estimated wind speed (mph) at 50-year mean return intervals (MRI)

Percent exposure to damaging (noncyclonic) winds of 65, 75, and 85 mph at 50-year return intervals.

Earthquakes

2% chance of peak ground acceleration (PGA) exceedance in 50 years.

Percent exposure to these peak ground accelerations (PGA) at a 2% probability of exceedance in 50 years:

  • moderate or higher PGA (= or > 16%g)

  • high or higher PGA (= or > 485g)

  • very high (= or > 64%g)