Aaron I was away on a trip this weekend and while I was there you know I opened up Zillo.

Oh it's not a real vacation until you've opened up Zillo.

Right, well I saw something interesting when I popped it open.

A climate risk score.

Turns out that cute beachside bungalow I had my eye on

is a 9 out of 10 for flood risk,

i.e. being underwater by 2050.

Ooh, from dream home to Goldfish Castle.

But why on Earth would Zilla, which you and I both know is a fun app where you play a game called

Could I afford to live here?

Why would Zilla want to bum its users out with climate change information?

Don't they want to sell houses?

Many potential buyers want to know what is the area's climate risks before purchasing a home.

It really takes all of our climate hazard data, which is developed at a property specific

level for floods, wildfires, hurricane winds, drought, heat, and even air quality from wildfire smoke. That was a Fox affiliate report because for homeowners even after saving for a down payment,

applying for a mortgage, winning a bidding war, redecorating the whole damn thing and living there for many years climate change now means

their houses could literally be priced out from under them. Well it sucks for

more than just the future owners of that beach house it sucks for everyone because Max we are all

connected in the great circle of life? No something even more important the pool of

high-risk homeowners insurance. I'm Max Fisher.

I'm Aaron Ryan and this is how we got here a series where we explore a big question behind

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