Climate Central: Shifting Cities

[Brenda]

2. I live in the Deep South

and I've heard over and over again for the last decade or so how unbelievably hot it will be for my area. And everyone should move to the Great Lakes Area to escape the heat.

Not true. At least in the short term.

The extreme heat records in the US (outside of southern Cal, Nevada, AZ) is straight up the gut from TX to North Dakota.

That's where the highest temps have been for the last 5-10 years. Even this summer. We have yet to pass 95 degrees yet I'm seeing 100's in Michigan, Minnesota, Montana.

I'm not saying the Southeast is not going to get cooked more each year, but folks should step back and not make such grand assumptions. They might end up hurting the people who don't expect off the charts heat.