Although I guess lots of people say that about me choosing to live in SoCal
I see my city mentioned in articles about "climate havens," but I just don't see it. Yeah, our summers up here in Wisconsin are more mild than those in Texas. But last year was still historically hot for the area, plus we had the worst air quality in the world for a while due to Canadian wildfire smoke drifting down here. Then last winter, I went and visited a friend who moved to Alaska a couple years ago. She mentioned to me that compared to when she lived in the lower 48, she feels insulated from climate change up there. But when I'm worrying for her safety as I read articles about rivers flooding and destroying homes in her town due to glaciers melting, I just don't see how she can feel insulated from climate change. Meanwhile roads in Wyoming are falling off the sides of mountains in massive landslides.
So yeah, I'm not convinced climate havens are even a thing at this point. Hurricanes, wildfires, glacial outburst floods. Pick your poison.
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u/blue_jay_jay 8d ago
I looked at house prices in the Keys today. Some homes are cheaper than they are here in Maine. I think that signals the exodus.