The most populous US city. Dense impervious surfaces, coastal flood risk, and Urban Heat Island effect combine for elevated urban stress. ClimateIntel scores four independent stress dimensions for New York, NY — heat, water, ecological, and urban — using live MODIS satellite temperature and vegetation data, TerraClimate precipitation and vapor pressure deficit, USGS NLCD landcover, and gridded population density.
Each of the four dimensions is scored on a 0–1 scale by its own XGBoost regressor trained on 5,707 CONUS-wide satellite samples. A Gemini AI layer then reads the raw satellite readings for New York and generates weighted, location-specific policy recommendations. All analysis is free, no signup required.