Social vulnerability is likely to be predictive of how well individuals within regions are supported during adverse events such as natural disasters. …

Fernleaf's AccelaDAP demo highlighted road-accessibility analytics: a local James Island example showed ~500 properties potentially inaccessible, and the demo reported a countywide analytic of about 72,000 properties inaccessible under the USGS 100‑year flood extent; participants discussed Palmetto and ReadyOp as staging resources.

The webinar detailed MCE's four core layers—Nonemployer Statistics (NES), County Business Patterns (CBP), the American Community Survey (ACS) five-year estimates, and Community Resilience Estimates (CRE)—including update cadence and geographic resolution.

Using MCE, Census staff identified top census tracts in Butte County with 3+ social vulnerability components and highlighted tract-level indicators: Tract 32 (≈51.4% with 3+ components), Tract 24.02 and Tract 21 (≈39–40% 3+ components; 33.5% disability in Tract 21).

Commerce develops a displacement risk map incorporating social vulnerability and housing factors.

Learn about NOAA Fisheries' work in New England and the M...

Even simple remediations lag at Bay Area sites in socially vulnerable areas, a San Francisco Public Press analysis shows.

Employment and Human Services Department Director Dr. Marla Stewart told the board HR1 will require hundreds of additional eligibility staff to avoid coverage losses and recommended advocacy to secure state funding; EHSD proposed six budget asks and options to mitigate the workload.

City officials approve $3 million for diverse projects addressing community needs and transparency.