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Extreme

drought Drought Risk in California

Overall State Risk Score: 9/10

California faces extreme drought risk. 32 of 55 counties (58%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: June-September

Highest-Risk Cities in California

1
Fresno, CA
Extreme
FEMA: 9Historical: 0
2
San Jose, CA
Very High
FEMA: 7Historical: 0
3
Sacramento, CA
Very High
FEMA: 7Historical: 0
4
San Francisco, CA
High
FEMA: 5Historical: 0
5
Oakland, CA
High
FEMA: 5Historical: 0
6
Los Angeles, CA
Moderate
FEMA: 3Historical: 0
7
San Diego, CA
Moderate
FEMA: 3Historical: 0

Other Hazards in California

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 9/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 9/10
hurricane
Hurricane Risk
Score: 1/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 9/10
tornado
Tornado Risk
Score: 5/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 7/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 7/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 7/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 5/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 9/10

How this data is built

California drought risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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