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Fairbanks vs Seward, AK

Seward currently scores 33 points higher overall than Fairbanks, with the largest gap in wind.

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Fairbanks

19/100

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Seward

52/100

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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 · Seward: 52/100

Seward is 33 points higher.

Flood

Fairbanks: 37/100 · Seward: 40/100

Seward is 3 points higher.

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

Seward: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Fairbanks: 18/100 · Seward: 64/100

Seward is 46 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Fairbanks: 1/100 · Seward: 0/100

Fairbanks is 1 points higher.

Fairbanks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Seward: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Seward: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Hail

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Seward: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Storm surge

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Seward: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Seward: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Current air quality

Fairbanks: Unavailable · Seward: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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