EPA issues 50-state climate warning, flood, drought, ‘insect outbreaks’

By Paul Bedard

Published October 6, 2016 4:34pm ET

EPA issues 50-state climate warning, flood, drought, ‘insect outbreaks’ — In this Aug. 14, 2016 file photo, a Louisiana Army National Guard dump truck that drove off the road is submerged in flood waters near Walker, La., after heavy rains inundated the region. This past summer's weather was relentless and hellish, crowded with the type of record-smashing extremes that scientists have long warned about. (AP Photo/Max Becherer) | Max Becherer

The Environmental Protection Agency Thursday unveiled its new online tool to help local officials deal with climate change, and it warns that no state in the nation is safe from disaster.

The “Climate Change Adaptation Resource Center,” or “ARC-X,” provides a map that break the country into eight regions and every single one comes with a threatening warning and long list of threats to human life.