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Fairbanks vs Nikiski, AK

Fairbanks currently scores 5 points higher overall than Nikiski, with the largest gap in wind.

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Fairbanks

19/100

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Nikiski

14/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Fairbanks: 19/100 · Nikiski: 14/100

Fairbanks is 5 points higher.

Flood

Fairbanks: 37/100 · Nikiski: Unavailable

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Fairbanks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Nikiski: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Fairbanks: 18/100 · Nikiski: 40/100

Nikiski is 22 points higher.

Fairbanks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Nikiski: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Fairbanks: 1/100 · Nikiski: 1/100

No gap.

Fairbanks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Nikiski: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Nikiski: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Fairbanks: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.

Nikiski: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.

Hail

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Nikiski: Unavailable

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Fairbanks: Hail model is not available for this location yet.

Nikiski: Hail model is not available for this location yet.

Storm surge

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Nikiski: Unavailable

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Fairbanks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Nikiski: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Nikiski: Unavailable

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Fairbanks: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.

Nikiski: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.

Current air quality

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Nikiski: Unavailable

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Fairbanks: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.

Nikiski: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.