The Imperfect Science of Home Climate Risk Scores
Homes surrounded by floodwater in Florida.
Photographer: Christian Monterrosa/BloombergZillow’s climate risk scores have disappeared from home listings, but the risks themselves are very real. Modeling those threats down to the home level, though, is challenging.
Today’s newsletter looks at the struggle tobalance helpful information for buyers in a warming world with the fact that risk modeling is still in its relative infancy. Plus, how Trump’s national security strategy veers away from climate and a look at how far battery prices are expected to fall next year.