Percentage of particle pollution or soot that is made of black colored, carbon element particles. Black carbon is created when diesel and or fossil fuels are not completely burned. It can be more harmful than other forms of particle pollution.
Pulling in 184 sets of data to rank more than 70,000 U.S. Census tracts, the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index helps you see which communities face the greatest challenges from the impacts of a changing climate. This tool shows what is driving the challenges, so policymakers and communities themselves can take action to build climate resilience where it is needed most.
