Where should I move to be safe from climate change? (Yale Climate Connections)
Yale Climate Connections
No place on Earth is immune from the consequences of climate change, but some regions will fare better than others.
By Sara PeachFriday, December 20, 2019
...before you pack your bags, first make sure you understand the expected consequences of climate change where you live now. Do those risks outweigh the cost of leaving behind friends, neighbors, family, and professional contacts?
In addition to understanding the threats to your home region, it’s important to consider how effectively your community can react to climate-related stresses and disasters...Find out whether your local leaders have developed any such plans. Try searching online for “your town’s name” or “your state’s name” and “climate action plan” or “sustainability plan.” You can also explore this report that ranks 100 cities on their vulnerability to climate risks and readiness to recover from disasters.
...In general, you will want to look for regions that are sheltered from sea-level rise, hurricanes, wildfires, extreme drought, and heat. Within the U.S., portions of the upper Midwest and the Northeast look promising in that regard. In fact, some cities in those regions, such as cold and snowy Buffalo, New York, and Duluth, Minnesota, are in the early stages of preparing to serve as havens for climate refugees. Officials in Duluth are even considering a slogan: “Climate-proof Duluth.”
https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/12/where-should-i-move-to-be-safe-from-climate-change/
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