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Jennifer Barguiarana: 我需要快速找到答案,但我的问题也关系到更大的问题:有些地方是否危险到不能居住?谁来决定这些地方? Rebecca Hersher & Lauren Sommer: 气候变化导致极端天气事件频发,人们对房屋建设地点的担忧在全国各地都非常相似,例如加州的山火、亚利桑那州的干旱和缺水以及其他地区的洪水。美国面临着严重的住房短缺问题,但同时又面临着因气候变化导致的灾害造成的房屋损失和人员伤亡。 Van Collinsworth: 圣地亚哥附近的圣蒂市房屋过于密集,一旦发生火灾,很容易蔓延。开发商和决策者没有充分认识到极端天气的影响,仍然坚持大量建设房屋。 Kent Aiden: Fenita Ranch项目将采用防火材料,并采取其他措施来降低火灾风险,虽然不能完全保证社区不会发生火灾,但我们已经尽力降低风险。 Laura Koval: 圣蒂市议会批准了Fenita Ranch项目,住房需求战胜了对火灾风险的担忧。 Craig McFarland: Casa Grande是亚利桑那州增长最快的县,由于企业迁入和就业机会增加,对住房的需求很大,但长期干旱对水资源供应造成严重影响。 Greg Hancock: 在亚利桑那州,建造出租房屋而不是出售房屋可以规避100年供水保证的要求,人们会继续搬到这里来。 Catherine Riss: 新泽西州洪水频发,我的公寓楼面临风险,我们需要提前规划,考虑未来降雨量的增加。 John McCormick: Woodbridge市政府主张拆除受洪水影响的房屋,尽管这在财政上具有挑战性,但我认为从长远来看,这更经济和安全。政府公开支持房屋回购计划,并为居民提供案例经理协助,这有助于说服居民搬迁。 Nick Angeron: 新泽西州在减少洪水风险方面处于全国领先地位,但仍有很长的路要走,因为洪水正随着地球变暖而变得越来越严重。

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This chapter explores the conflict between California's housing shortage and the increasing risk of wildfires. It examines a proposed housing development in Santee that faces opposition due to its proximity to wildfire-prone areas and difficulty in evacuation. The city council's decision to approve the development highlights the difficult choices between housing needs and climate risks.
  • Housing shortage in California
  • Wildfire risk in Santee, California
  • Development of Fenita Ranch
  • Concerns about evacuation routes and fire-resistant materials
  • City council approves the development despite risks

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The recent wildfires around Los Angeles are just the most recent example of how extreme weather driven by climate change is affecting housing across the country. Millions of homes are at risk of flooding, fire or drought. Increasingly, local municipalities are facing hard decisions about whether to tear homes down or ban new construction altogether. Today on* The Sunday Story*, we share an episode that originally aired last year in which reporters Rebecca Hersher and Lauren Sommer visit three communities in the US trying to balance the need for housing with the threat of climate-driven disaster.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)