A new web tool unveiled by NRDC lets users read how each of the 50 US states might be impacted by climate change. On the site, www.nrdc.org/climatemaps, users can see local data and maps detailing extreme weather patterns throughout California and the nation, see local climate change vulnerabilities and learn about health problems in their own communities that are connected to climate change.

The data for the project was gathered from the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other resources.

For Californians, the report reveals

Locking up his station wagon, the one with the scratched paint and unpaid bills covering the floor mats, Cam Slocum crossed the parking lot and stepped into the kitchen of the swanky French restaurant Mélissein Santa Monica.