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ess Weatherbed writes news on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. She began at TechRadar, covering tech news and hardware reviews. Zillow has removed its climate‑risk ratings from home‑sale listings, a feature that last year used First Street’s models to flag properties vulnerable to floods, wildfires, wind, heat, and poor air quality. The change followed complaints from the California Regional Multiple Listing Service about the accuracy of those models. CRMLS CEO Art Carter warned that showing a home’s flood probability could alter its desirability. Listings now direct users to First Street’s site to look up scores manually. First Street data indicates far more homes face flood risk than government figures. Follow this story’s topics and authors for updates. – Jess Weatherbed