Energy & Science
These Places Are Bound to Burn and People Keep Moving There
- Counties near Sacramento, Salt Lake City among fastest-growing
- Startup seeks to make climate data accessible to consumers
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As climate change contributes to ever-worsening fire seasons in the Western U.S., more people are moving to the very areas most likely to burn.
Of the 15 counties with the highest risk of fire by 2050, two-thirds have growing populations, according to a new analysis from ClimateCheck, a startup that gives people access to climate data about individual properties.