Sunbelt

 Inside Climate News: The Sunbelt’s Growing Population Faces Increasing Climate Hazards - New research identified the counties in the U.S. with large and vulnerable populations exposed to heat stress, water shortages or wildfire, with most found in the southern half of the country. By Wyatt Myskow

But the researchers found the areas exposed to high wildfire hazard will double between 2020 and 2070, and medium-high-hazard areas will triple in size.