How to protect your home from disasters amplified by climate change
Individuals and communities can prepare for flooding, fires and drought
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.