With climate change being a scientific fact, why do people still live in hurricane zones?

[misanthrope]

96. I would love to do so

I am a poor fit for this Gulf Coast town. My values are askew from the locals. The cultural/artistic offerings are slim and mostly not my taste.

It would be easier for me to find work in another market, one that matters more to the national outlets I freelance for. Even local outlets that want something other than boosterism, or blowing smoke up readers' derrieres.

I'm an even worse meteorological fit here. My doctors said in light of my medical disability, my quality of life would be greatly enhanced by relocation.

I don't really have any family here. I relocated after high school, moving from a place with a different culture into this one. It's not as hard as many fear. If you find new experiences and adventures invigorating, it's even easier. But you learn how and why you fit or don't fit.

My wife isn't like that. When we met, she constantly groused about this place where her extensive family has been for generations. "Hate" was the word she often used.

So I took her to the West Coast to visit friends. I thought she would like it. We even had someone offer us job interviews while out there, but she monkey-wrenched the opportunity with an insistence on returning home post haste.

Later, I paid for her to visit the PNW with me. I talked up the opportunities there and emphasized its better fit with my medical issues. She failed to take any initiative to leave.

I eventually realized her derision of her hometown wasn't based in a desire to relocate. She just likes to complain.

So my mental and physical health be damned, her only aim right now is to move into her parents' old house, her childhood home, and wait out the end of her life. She won't agree to psychological counseling either.

So here we stay, the climate becoming more hostile to my health with each decade.