White House: Your home is at risk from climate change

The White House says your home may be at risk from the catastrophic effects of climate change, as it looks to change building codes to increase the nation’s resilience to global warming.

“The impacts of climate change — including hotter temperatures, more extreme weather, sea level rise and more severe drought — pose significant challenges for buildings and homes, many of which were not built to withstand the future impacts of climate change,” the White House said Tuesday in announcing the effort.