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The American climate migration has already begun
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:06 pm
The American climate migration has already begun
Over the past decade, the US has experienced a succession of monumental climate disasters. Hurricanes have obliterated parts of the Gulf Coast, dumping more than 50in of rain in some places. Wildfires have denuded the California wilderness and destroyed thousands of homes. A once-in-a-millennium drought has dried up rivers and forced farmers to stop planting crops. Many of these disasters have no precedent in living memory, and they have dominated the headlines as Americans process the power of a changing climate.
But the disasters themselves are only half the story. The real story of climate change begins only once the skies clear and the fire burns out, and it has received far less attention in the mainstream media.
In the aftermath of climate disasters, as victims try to cope with the destruction of their homes and communities, they start to move around in search of safe and affordable shelter. Many of them have no choice but to move in with family members or friends, while others find themselves forced to seek out cheaper apartments in other cities. Some rebuild their homes only to sell them and move to places they deem less vulnerable, while others move away only to return and lose their homes again in another storm or fire.
We as Americans don’t often hear about this chaotic process of displacement and relocation, but the scale of movement is already overwhelming: more than 3 million Americans lost their homes to climate disasters last year, and a substantial number of those will never make it back to their original properties. Over the coming decades, the total number of displaced will swell by millions and tens of millions, forcing Americans from the most vulnerable parts of the country into an unpredictable, quasi-permanent exile from the places they know and love.
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Over the past decade, the US has experienced a succession of monumental climate disasters. Hurricanes have obliterated parts of the Gulf Coast, dumping more than 50in of rain in some places. Wildfires have denuded the California wilderness and destroyed thousands of homes. A once-in-a-millennium drought has dried up rivers and forced farmers to stop planting crops. Many of these disasters have no precedent in living memory, and they have dominated the headlines as Americans process the power of a changing climate.
But the disasters themselves are only half the story. The real story of climate change begins only once the skies clear and the fire burns out, and it has received far less attention in the mainstream media.
In the aftermath of climate disasters, as victims try to cope with the destruction of their homes and communities, they start to move around in search of safe and affordable shelter. Many of them have no choice but to move in with family members or friends, while others find themselves forced to seek out cheaper apartments in other cities. Some rebuild their homes only to sell them and move to places they deem less vulnerable, while others move away only to return and lose their homes again in another storm or fire.
We as Americans don’t often hear about this chaotic process of displacement and relocation, but the scale of movement is already overwhelming: more than 3 million Americans lost their homes to climate disasters last year, and a substantial number of those will never make it back to their original properties. Over the coming decades, the total number of displaced will swell by millions and tens of millions, forcing Americans from the most vulnerable parts of the country into an unpredictable, quasi-permanent exile from the places they know and love.
LINK
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:09 pm to djmed
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American climate migration
Sane people move to get away from shitholes controlled by undesirables.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:09 pm to djmed
So we have replaced “natural disasters” with “climate disasters”.
Yeah that gets way more clicks doesn’t it social media overlords?
Yeah that gets way more clicks doesn’t it social media overlords?
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:11 pm to djmed
So, life on Earth continues as it always has since year 0. Profound.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:12 pm to djmed
I’m sure this has nothing to do with human expansion in to areas prone to natural disaster.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:19 pm to djmed
Did they mention vast hordes leaving the boiling south for the cooler north?
No?
Gee wonder why?
No?
Gee wonder why?
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:36 pm to djmed
I’m still waiting to get deeply discounted beachfront property in Florida
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:37 pm to djmed
Thdt piece is textbook propaganda.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:40 pm to djmed
When I retire I plan on moving away from south Louisiana so I don't have to deal with hurricanes when I'm 70+. It's not because of the hurricanes themselves, however. I can deal with that. It would be fighting the damn insurance companies if I ever have severe damage to my house. I don't want to be my father's age and having to fight that fight, and essentially have to start all over. frick that noise.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 1:03 pm to djmed
People moving from Democrat run shitholes to Red States.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 1:05 pm to djmed
Posted on 2/23/23 at 1:07 pm to djmed
quote:
Many of them have no choice but to move in with family members or friends, while others find themselves forced to seek out cheaper apartments in other cities.
Hmmmm, interesting rhetoric. They are describing 'crashing with the parents' and 'downsizing' with the term 'Migration.'
Hell, that means I've 'migrated' 6 times in my life. I never even knew that's what it was.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 1:10 pm to djmed
Well, I wish the article author would tell all the northern morons flocking into FL that they're going the wrong direction.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 1:34 pm to djmed
Louisiana is very dangerous. I think liberals and militant blacks should be on alert for fascists weather patterns. It’s probably safer up north in Canada. It’ll be a while before they heat up enough to cause a Last Of Us fungus. It’s probably a great migration strategy. I can help them get there with contributions from my taxes but I’ll need a commitment from them not to backtrack.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 1:46 pm to djmed
How does this explain all the people moving TO Florida? If climate disasters was the reason people are moving, you would think they wouldn't move to the most vulnerable state in the country? In fact, the two states that the most people are moving to just so happen to be the two states that get the most hurricanes - Texas and Florida.
Much of will be under water if climate change is what they say it is. Florida is hit with more hurricanes than any other state, by far. Yet, people keep on coming. Something tells me that weather isn't the reason so many people are moving. I talk to them, and cost of living (especially in retirement), shitty weather, and no state income taxes are the biggest reasons for moving from wherever they come from.
Much of will be under water if climate change is what they say it is. Florida is hit with more hurricanes than any other state, by far. Yet, people keep on coming. Something tells me that weather isn't the reason so many people are moving. I talk to them, and cost of living (especially in retirement), shitty weather, and no state income taxes are the biggest reasons for moving from wherever they come from.
This post was edited on 2/23/23 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 2/23/23 at 3:24 pm to djmed
First ever blizzard warning!
NWS San Diego
@NWSSanDiego
A Blizzard Warning, the first issued by this office, is now in effect for the San Bernardino County Mountains from 4 AM Friday to 4 PM Saturday.
Travel will be VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE due to the extremely heavy snow and extremely high winds expected
NWS San Diego
@NWSSanDiego
A Blizzard Warning, the first issued by this office, is now in effect for the San Bernardino County Mountains from 4 AM Friday to 4 PM Saturday.
Travel will be VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE due to the extremely heavy snow and extremely high winds expected
Posted on 2/23/23 at 3:29 pm to djmed
OP are you going for the worst poster on this site award……you have fierce competition but you are getting there, keep up the good work, lol!!
Posted on 2/23/23 at 3:41 pm to djmed
quote:
The American climate migration
has been happening for a long time.
I'm looking for a link explaining how the French settlers and French Canadian exiles left the Pointe Coupee area in the late 18th century / early 19th century and settled in Avoyelles Parish (and elsewhere) to get away from the floods.
Shame on them, they had internal combustion engines powering their pirogues, which caused the Mississippi River to flood and ruin their homesteads. They should have had an electric motor on their pirogue and traded in their gas stove.
Edit: This link LINK only discusses the flood not where everyone went afterwards. Kudos to the historians of colonial Louisiana.
This post was edited on 2/23/23 at 3:46 pm
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