Life in some of the most expensive counties in the U.S. is getting more expensive due to the fiery effects of climate change.
What’s happening?
Data from wildfire risk modeler Cotality shows nearly every home along the Sonoma County coast is considered high risk for wildfire, reported the San Francisco Chronicle in early September.
Thousands more properties in the Santa Cruz Mountains and 238 homes in San Francisco fall within the danger zone. These scores are calculated by insurers to reshape who gets covered and at what price.
This new information also takes into account the different ways that wildfires can spread in more urban environments…