Florida Has 4 ‘Disaster Zones’ for Climate Change – Here They Are

A new study is out that points out a handful of cities that are the best and worst for climate change in the United States. As it turns out, Florida has four "disaster zones" for climate change.

Did you know that the last decade, 2011-2020, was the hottest on record? That's according to a fresh report from from the World Meteorological Organization. The report, released late last year at the COP28 conference in Dubai, also stated that, "continued rising concentrations of greenhouse gases fueled record land and ocean temperatures and turbo-charged a dramatic acceleration in ice melt and sea level rise." It also states that "extreme events across the decade had devastating impacts, particularly on food security, displacement and migration, hindering national development and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."

What's more, 2024 is on target to be the hottest year ever, according to this report. I'm not surprised, as last winter was extremely mild throughout most of the U.S. Also, extreme weather events such as hurricanes and flooding are becoming more common. The information in this report comes from "physical data analyses and impact assessments" from experts at National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, Regional Climate Centres, National Statistics Offices and United Nations partners.

Let's get into the best and most disastrous cities for climate change. Online insurance marketplace Policygenius analyzed the 50 largest U.S. cities to find out which will be most and least impacted cities for climate change by 2050. "The factors analyzed included heat and humidity, flooding and sea level rise, air quality, and frequency of natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, social vulnerability, and community resilience," they explain. The best city in America for climate change, and the major safe haven, is San Francisco, California. Find the full tally of the best cities for climate change below. These cities are the best for climate change, states Policygenius:

Now, the disaster zones. For the cities ranked the most at risk, let's call them "disaster zones," most of them are actually down South in the Sunbelt. Four of those cities are in Florida, and the others are in Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, California and Virginia. It's wild to think that we have some of the most disastrous cities for climate change, according to this story. But, the worst city is Houston, Texas. Here are the cities that are the worst for climate change, according to Policygenius: