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I always knew when I moved from London to California I was putting myself in more danger of  myriad natural disasters.

Now these My Hazards maps, courtesy of the California Emergency Management Agency, show me precisely how much danger. The one on the left, above, shows the proximity of the UC campus to the Hayward Fault and earthquake-induced landslide area. The map on the right shows a very high fire hazard area just to the east of Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Arlington Avenue.

It’s not that we don’t know these things. But it’s a sober reminder seeing them illustrated so starkly in graphic form.

Hey, take five and input your own address for a pinpoint accurate look at just how close an earthquake, flood or fire could be to you!

Tracey Taylor Environment, Nature Environment, Nature