Discussion Paper
Comparing Physical Risk: The Fed’s Second District versus the Nation
Abstract: In this post, we discuss the climate-related risks faced by the Federal Reserve’s Second District and compare these with risks faced by the nation as a whole. The comparison helps contextualize the risks while framing them in the broader context of a changing climate at the national level. We show that the continental Second District—an area consisting of New York State, the twelve northern-most counties of New Jersey, and Fairfield County in Connecticut—faces fewer and less severe climate-related physical risks than the nation as a whole. However, the areas that comprise the Second District still rank somewhat high in key risks that include “heat stress.” This holds true especially for New York City.
Keywords: climate; disaster; floods; heat wave; tornado; Second District; New York; New Jersey; pandemic;
JEL Classification: D63; Q54; R10;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Part of Series: Liberty Street Economics
Publication Date: 2023-11-08
Number: 20231108