New Orleans might be the city least prepared for future climate and environmental changes — not just in the U.S., but globally.

That’s according to a new report from First Street , a group that researches risks associated with climate change, which compared economic resilience measures with climate-related threats in 426 cities across the globe. Of those cities, New Orleans ranked last, thanks to a dwindling population, the high costs of insurance, and risks from floods, heat and hurricanes.

First Street aims to help businesses and policymakers make decisions that factor in future climate risks.

“How do we understand the physical impacts of climate change … to make these resilience decisions, adaptation decisions, and ultimately investment decisions?” said First Street CEO Matthew E

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