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Seward vs Whittier, AK

Seward currently scores 26 points higher overall than Whittier, with the largest gap in flood.

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Seward

52/100

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Whittier

26/100

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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

Seward: 52/100 · Whittier: 26/100

Seward is 26 points higher.

Flood

Seward: 40/100 · Whittier: 0/100

Seward is 40 points higher.

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

Whittier: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Seward: 64/100 · Whittier: 52/100

Seward is 12 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Seward: 0/100 · Whittier: 0/100

No gap.

Seward: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Whittier: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Seward: Unavailable · Whittier: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Hail

Seward: Unavailable · Whittier: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Storm surge

Seward: Unavailable · Whittier: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Seward: Unavailable · Whittier: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Current air quality

Seward: Unavailable · Whittier: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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