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Cool vs Novato, CA

Cool currently scores 8 points higher overall than Novato, with the largest gap in current air quality.

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Novato

29/100

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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

Cool: 37/100 · Novato: 29/100

Cool is 8 points higher.

Flood

Cool: 30/100 · Novato: 51/100

Novato is 21 points higher.

Cool: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Novato: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Cool: 4/100 · Novato: 2/100

Cool is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Cool: 2/100 · Novato: 0/100

Cool is 2 points higher.

Cool: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Novato: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cool: 0/100 · Novato: 0/100

No gap.

Cool: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Novato: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cool: 1/100 · Novato: 6/100

Novato is 5 points higher.

Cool: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Novato: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cool: Unavailable · Novato: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Cool: 87/100 · Novato: 58/100

Cool is 29 points higher.

Cool: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Novato: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Cool: 95/100 · Novato: 26/100

Cool is 69 points higher.

Cool: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Novato: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.