As Climate Fears Mount, Some Are Relocating Within the US - to New England or Appalachian mountains

[Demovictory9]

As Climate Fears Mount, Some Are Relocating Within the US
A small but growing number of Americans are moving to New England or the Appalachian Mountains, which are seen as safe havens from climate change.

https://www.wired.com/story/as-climate-fears-mount-some-are-relocating-within-the-us/

THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

At first, the Ashland area of southern Oregon seemed like a great place for Mich and Forest Brazil to raise their kids: It had natural beauty, plenty of open space, and a family-friendly atmosphere.

But after they moved there from the San Francisco Bay Area in 2015, high summer temperatures, water shortages, and wildfire smoke became regular features of their lives, forcing them to wear face masks well before the Covid-19 pandemic, and leading them to question whether the area was the right place for them.

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After five years of living with fire season, it was clear to him that this was no ordinary wildfire, so he grabbed his children, gathered a few important documents from the house, and called his wife at work to say they were getting out. They picked her up and checked into a hotel, where Forest received a call from their landlord. “The house is gone,” the landlord said, and forwarded a photo taken by a neighbor showing that their home had burned to the ground.

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That was the moment they knew they could no longer stay in a tinder-dry western state, and when they became climate migrants. “I said to Mich, ‘The house is gone,’” recalled Forest, 45. “It took a couple of times saying that, and I showed her the photo, and it was just shock. Now what do we do?”

Like a growing number of Americans, the Brazil family realized they could no longer live in a place where they faced soaring temperatures and worsening wildfires driven by climate change, and so they decided it was time to move to a less vulnerable part of the country. They chose New England, where Mich, a psychologist, got a transfer from her employer, the US Veterans Administration, to its office in White River Junction, Vermont. After more than a year of living in a series of temporary accommodations near their former Oregon home, they moved last October to an apartment in Enfield, New Hampshire—close to the Vermont border—where they have begun to rebuild their lives.

[Javaman]

1. I'm stuck in Texas, if I could move I would nt

[PortTack]

2. Best places in the US to live during climate change

The Great Lakes States
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin figure to be very desirable in times of extreme climate effects. Besides their general freedom from nasty heat, these areas have the Great Lakes as a water source and one that doesn’t involve tsunamis, hurricanes, giant waves or sea-level-rise. The risk of floods that may exist may come from extensive rainfall.

https://www.thebalancesmb.com/best-places-to-live-in-a-climate-change-future-4582407

[dalton99a]

3. +1.

[roamer65]

7. Meeechigan!

👍👍

[mopinko]

4. i moved to chicago from out near tornado alley, thinking i would have to worry about that.

or earthquakes, or poison snakes and giant bugs. yeah, it is a sweet spot.
however, we've had 3 tornadoes in a little over a decade. all 3 hit my neighborhood.

[mahina]

5. Hmmm

There is no “away”

And if you go to New England, get ready to be excluded socially for a very long time if not forever as a new person. I am sorry but a lot of New England is very closed to new people socially. Also, I really wouldn’t want to live there as a senior because ice and falls are a big risk for seniors. Nice enough in the spring summer and fall though. Winter, no thank you.

I don’t know anything about the Midwest

[Kaleva]

8. I'm fortunate enough to already live in Upper MI so I'm not moving.

[roamer65]

6. One of the reasons I support Michigan secession.

…and our entry into the Canadian confederation.

I would like to have the hard border to control climate immigration, especially Dump loving climate change deniers.