FEMA Flood Risk Index Based On Property Values, Not Geography. Sorry, Eastern Kentucky . . . .

[Think. Again.]

1. So the National Risk Index is just a calculation tool for the insurance industry...

...maybe FEMA should think about creating a tool for people to gauge the risks WE will face from natural disasters too, that could be useful.

Because, as the article points out....

“If it’s gone up that much already, we might be wise to be concerned,” said Scott Denning, an atmospheric sciences professor at Colorado State University who studies carbon dioxide, water, and energy cycles. “You ain’t seen nothing yet.”

In other words, it's just the beginning.