Best & Worst States for Climate Change | SafeHome.org

Written By: Rob Gabriele | Updated June 12, 2024 Coastal states like Florida and South Carolina are most at risk of the impacts of climate change.Extreme heat, drought, inland flooding, wildfires, and coastal flooding are some of the most devastating effects of climate change.The effects of climate change can cost homeowners thousands of dollars in damages.The signs are clear — if humanity is unwilling or unable to significantly curb global warming in the next decade, the consequences for life on this planet will be dire. We could witness mass extinction events, dangerous sea level changes, more extreme temperatures, and increases in catastrophic weather events.And this isn’t hypothetical; it’s already happening. In recent years, we saw record-breaking heat waves sweep across different parts of the world, bringing sweltering temperatures scientists say would have been impossible without the influence of climate change.Despite near unanimous scientific consensus that the dramatic increa...