FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a written statement that the update will be "invaluable to targeting support to communities most in need of resilience" and to helping them reduce impacts from disasters. (Credit: Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
(Bloomberg) — The free digital tool that the U.S. government gives communities to help evaluate local risks from 18 natural hazards is getting a makeover.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency introduced the National Risk Index last summer. Aimed primarily at planners and emergency managers, its purpose is to help them identify communities currently at most risk from climate-related dangers like flooding and hurricanes, due to their geographic location and the relative vulnerability of their population. Members of the public can also use the index to better understand the risks they and their neighbors face.
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