Community risk assessment identifies flooding and heat hazards in Baltimore, highlighting vulnerabilities among residents.
Coastal communities are exposed to numerous climate-related hazards, all of which are projected to increase in intensity and frequency in the coming decades. The impacts of these hazards depend on structural and social factors that make coping and recovery more difficult for some communities than others. The study area of the Baltimore metropolitan area—Baltimore City and the five surrounding counties—exhibits all of these dynamics.
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