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Official Sources, Clear Limits

• Start with official records. We use government risk maps, registers and rules. The principal natural-risk sources are listed by country below.
• Check the individual property. Town-level maps point you to the right questions; a survey and local advice cover the building itself.
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Sources by Country

• FranceGéorisques, the French government’s risk portal, for earthquake, flood, ground-movement and other risk records.
• PortugalThe Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) and Portugal’s national seismic annex.
• SpainEarthquake information from the National Geographic Institute (IGN) and flood maps from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO).
• ItalyThe seismic classification of the Department of Civil Protection (DPC).
• GreeceThe Greek Seismic Code (EAK) and the official national flood risk maps.
• MexicoThe National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED), the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) and the National Seismological Service (SSN).
• United KingdomFlood maps from the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), information from the British Geological Survey (BGS) and radon maps from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
• CanadaThe seismic hazard model from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), plus provincial flood and wildfire maps.
• GermanySeismic zones from the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) and each state’s flood maps.
• NetherlandsThe Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and the national flood-risk maps, which you can check by address at Overstroom ik?
• AustraliaEach state’s official maps of bushfire-prone land and flood areas.
• JapanEarthquake maps from the Japan Seismic Hazard Information Station (J-SHIS), the hazard map portal of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and volcano alerts from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
• South KoreaInformation from the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) and national disaster maps.
• ThailandInformation from the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) and the national Air4Thai air-quality network.

What the Town Order Means

The order is our editorial comparison, made to help you choose well.

• Honest by design: some towns come with real drawbacks. We include them because seeing the trade-offs helps you compare.
• Your decision: the ranking compares places, and the choice of home stays yours.

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