This Texas county is mapping climate risks – and the people most exposed
Climate Connections

This Texas county is mapping climate risks – and the people most exposed

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 16, 20261 min

The tool connects climate hazards with health and financial burdens to help communities prepare. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

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I'm Dr. Anthony Leiserwitz and this is Climate Connections. As the climate warms, Nueces County on the Texas Gulf Coast can expect more extreme heat, floods and storms. These dangers will imperil people's health.

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Floods can spread disease, hurricanes can damage hospitals, and heatwaves can cause or worsen illness. And people with existing financial and health burdens are often more at risk. During a heatwave, for example, low-income people may not be able to afford air conditioning.

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So what do they do when we're in triple-digit days, day after day, week after week? Katja Woke of the Water Institute helped create an online map of Nueces County that shows flood risks, air pollution data, poverty levels, disease prevalence, and more for each census tract.

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