MAP: See the toxic sites near you that are threatened by climate change

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New Jersey has the most Superfund sites facing climate threats, followed by Florida, California and Pennsylvania.

This interactive map was published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news outlet that covers climate, energy and the environment, and the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet. It is part of "Super Threats," a series on Superfund sites and climate change. Read part 1 here.

Across the United States, 945 toxic waste Superfund sites are vulnerable to hurricanes, flooding, sea level rise, increased precipitation or wildfires — all of which are intensifying because of climate change.

See how global warming could threaten the polluted industrial sites in your state:

Read more: Climate change poses a growing threat to hundreds of hazardous waste Superfund sites

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