How to protect your home from disasters amplified by climate change

Individuals and communities can prepare for flooding, fires and drought

House near Boulder, Colorado

This house near Boulder, Colo., probably survived the 2010 Fourmile Canyon Fire because its perimeter had “defensible space,” cleared of dry vegetation and flammable materials. 

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A decade ago, climate change projections pointed to a distant future, 50 or 100 years down the road.