A California Climate Expert Is Working to Restore Climate Risk Scores Deleted by Zillow

Inside Climate News · By Claire Barber · last updated January 20, 2026 – 12:07 AM

The real estate website scrubbed the data under pressure from California’s real estate brokers and agents who were concerned about its impact on home prices. Neil Matouka thinks prospective buyers have a right to know.

By Claire Barber

Even as exposure to floods, fire and extreme heat increase in the face of climate change, a popular tool for evaluating risk has disappeared from the nation’s leading real estate website.

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