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<br />4 <br />climate hazards analysis also finds that rising sea levels threaten to inundate some of the city’s critical <br />sewer system and power line assets, facilities that use or contain hazardous materials, and shoreline <br />neighborhoods by mid-century. Fortunately, San Leandro’s core emergency response assets are located <br />outside of the areas found to be exposed to projected rising sea levels. However, wildfire poses a <br />substantial threat to the city, since a very high fire hazard severity zone is located just to the east of the <br />city and increasingly dry, hot conditions may exacerbate wildfire risk. Figure 2 summarizes exposure to <br />each of the hazards examined in this assessment. <br />Figure 2. Climate Hazards and Exposure <br />Climate Hazard Exposure Summary <br />Inland Flooding High Significant exposure during 100-year storm (1 percent <br />annual chance) with increasing exposure and risk during <br />500-year storm (0.2 percent annual chance) <br />Wildfire High Some emergency assets located in high fire hazard severity <br />zones or in close proximity to very high fire hazard severity <br />zones <br />Sea Level Rise Medium Significant exposure likely by mid-century with a 5-year, or <br />20 percent annual chance, storm surge (a combination of <br />permanent and temporary inundation equivalent to 36 <br />inches of sea level rise) <br />Temperature Change Medium Increase in the number of extreme heat days <br />Rainfall-Induced Landslides Medium Important assets located in the few landslide hazard zones <br />Precipitation Change Low Limited change in overall rainfall <br /> <br />Inland Flooding <br />Climate change may increase flood risks in San Leandro <br />Many of San Leandro’s citywide assets are vulnerable to flooding, including most notably Fire Station 13, <br />Bayfair Center, the Bay Fair BART station, the Marina and parks along the shoreline, and the <br />neighborhoods in southern San Leandro. This includes some essential emergency response, national <br />shelter system and education assets. With more extreme precipitation events, the potential for more <br />high intensity rainfall events may cause more frequent flooding of these and other assets. Flood events <br />expected to have a 0.2 percent chance of occurring in a given year, or a 500-year recurrence interval, <br />48