Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, MONTEREY, CA is

EXTREMELY FUCKED

Monterey, CA gets a calibrated report score of 99 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 99/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: drought, wildfire & smoke, flooding.

99/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 99/100 (Relatively High)

Top reasons

  • Drought
  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Flooding

Disaster receipts

33 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Monterey, CA, 1967-2024. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Flood8Severe Storm8Fire7Freezing3

Most recent

  • 2024 Severe StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
  • 2023 Severe StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
  • 2023 FloodSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

FEMA scores this county 100/100 for drought risk. That is a major warning signal.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Look at water governance, restrictions, and whether the local economy assumes rain that may not show up.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 93905.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.