🇺🇸 Lake Charles vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

Lake Charles in southwest Louisiana was struck by two major hurricanes in six weeks in 2020 — Laura (Category 4) and Delta (Category 2) — causing unprecedented destruction. The city on the Calcasieu Lake/River system has significant maritime Gulf exposure. Recovery from the 2020 storms is ongoing and the experience has heightened awareness of hurricane climate risk.

San Francisco's climate is shaped by its position on a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. The coastal fog (Karl the Fog) rolls in through the Golden Gate each summer afternoon, keeping temperatures mild year-round. The city has dramatically different microclimates — the Sunset District fog-bound while the Mission basks in sun on the same day.