"We're going to have a lot more droughts, a lot more flooding, a lot more storms, and it's going to be more intense, and it's going to be more dangerous, and it's going to be more intense and it's going to be more intense over the next century and a half."
That's the takeaway from a study published Tuesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which looked at the effects of climate change on the US housing market.
About 12 million properties in the US are at risk of flooding and lack insurance, according to First Street, a climate risk data provider.
"The demand for resilient structures is growing, spurring changes in the design and construction processes, and innovative solutions for climate-resilient housing are emerging," the study's lead author, Carlos Mart ? nez, says in a press release.
That's especially true in California, where wildfires are on the rise and are expected to double in frequency and intensity over the next 30 years due to climate change alone.
In San Diego, for example, the San Diego County Climate Action Plan notes increasing energy efficiency and promoting renewable energy in buildings, but renters often lack the means to relocate or make their homes more resilient
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