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The original was posted on /r/collapse by /u/TwoRight9509 on 2025-05-05 12:56:34+00:00.

Submission Statement:

This article outlines a sobering list of cities that - due in part to inexperience - remain “sitting ducks” in the face of the ever increasing pace of climate disasters.

One especially urgent example is easy to analyze, because it’s already happened (minus the toxicity of the cleanup):

The Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses, claimed at least 29 lives, and triggered economic losses estimated between $135 billion and $150 billion - potentially making it the Most Expensive disaster in U.S. history.

The article goes on to elaborate on the vulnerabilities of many cities.