ArchitectNebulous t1_j9s1au4 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:34 AM

Reply to comment by face_eater_5000 in The American climate migration has already begun | Jake Bittle by Gari_305

If I could afford to move away from a desert, I would.

face_eater_5000 t1_j9s26hx wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:41 AM

I sympathize with you, but I'm talking about people willingly moving from environmentally more protected places like the Midwest, northern New England, and parts of NY state and PA to places like Arizona, most of Florida, Southeast Texas, and the West Coast. I think in 10-15 years, there will be a huge turnaround as temperatures rise even more, communities start fighting over water, and fires, hurricanes and other crazy weather events wreak havoc on communities.

AtlanticRomantic t1_j9wskmr wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:59 AM

I live in Texas and a massive number of people are moving here from California. In terms of climate change, they're "jumping from the frying pan into the fire." Texas is going to be one of the worst places to be when climate change starts hitting really hard. I would leave if I could afford it.