Like it or not, natural hazards and home locations are intertwined.

Add the climate change of global warming and you better know just how disaster prone your home's location is.

Trulia just released a set of interactive natural disaster maps that reveal areas that are prone to hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes, adding to existing maps of areas prone to flooding and earthquakes.

"Buying a house is one of the biggest financial decisions a consumer will ever make, but it's often hard for home shoppers to get information about the potential risks and impact of natural hazards like those we’ve had in recent years, said Lee Clancy, VP of Consumer Products.

Go to the Trulia Explore map page, choose a city, select "Natural Hazards," then select from the list of natural hazards.

Understanding the risk of natural disasters is a key factor to consider for all homebuyers.

Trulia reports, in 2010, the federal government declared a record of 81 natural disasters occurred during the year, while in 2011 a new record was set for disaster declarations with twelve separate billion-dollar weather/climate disasters with the aggregate damage totaling approximately $52 billion.

Then in 2012, the federal government declared on 99 separate occasions that a major disaster existed after a natural hazard had occurred.

Wildfires this year have been roaring across the West with the Yosemite fire in California destroying 200,000 acres, the largest ever for the area.

"When Hurricane Sandy hit, we knew we had to provide more information on natural hazards to our consumers. With these new maps, users will be able to visualize where their dream home is located relative to where natural hazards have hit," said Clancy.

He added, "Trulia provides this rich information to consumers for free, so make sure you check these natural hazard maps before you sign on the dotted line.”

What's on the maps?

Hurricanes - Using data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1950-2012, the map shows dark purple cells indicating accumulated wind energy over time. The hurricanes are displayed via tracks on the map, with the size of the track representing the power of the storm.

Wildfire Risk - Using U.S. Forest Service data from 2001-2010, the wildfire risk map shows recent fire perimeters and fire potentials. Red and orange denote higher fire risk of fire, while green represents less.

Tornadoes - Also using NOAA data, the tornado map layer displays the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which shows accumulated energy from tornadoes, along with tracks for each storm from 1950-2011. Similar to the hurricane map layer, the size of the track on the tornado map indicates the power of the windstorm.

Trulia also offers flood zone maps and earthquake mapping, which were launched in May.

To find the metros that are least prone to natural disasters, Trulia used the data that powers its natural hazards maps and calculated the average risk within each metro area for each of the five major natural disasters featured on the layered heat maps.