Revising NCEI’s Climate Extremes Index and the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index to Analyze Climate Extremes Vulnerability across the United States

Abstract The occurrence of extreme weather and climate events has increased in recent decades. This increasing frequency adversely impacted economic health outcomes, leading to an increasingly urgent need study extremes. National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) created the Climate Extremes Index (CEI) 1996 quantify In this article, we explore potential enhancing CEI via use Z-score statistic calculate on a numerical scale, increase usability at smaller spatial scales, allow creation new Vulnerability (EVI). EVI combines results from revised with values Social Disease Control Prevention (CDC). can be used by policy-makers, planners, public understand subregion’s vulnerability information could then implement policies changes infrastructure that mitigate risk vulnerable divisions. trial application, it is found southeastern portions central United States had highest levels abnormal month December 2015.