Huge parts of the US could become uninhabitable within decades

[pellinore]

For many Americans, the idea of relocating to escape climate impacts seems appealing in theory but impractical in reality. As Siegel puts it: “Would I move somewhere? It was 116 degrees in October [in Phoenix]. But the problem is, my sister came to visit from Florida, and Florida’s hot too. So, where do you go? Wildfires in California, [air quality problems] in New York... You can’t just run somewhere.”

Even if northern states like Vermont or Minnesota seem like safer havens, mass migration isn’t a realistic solution for the millions of people in at-risk areas, she adds: “Not all the millions and millions of people in the southern parts of the United States are gonna be able to do that.”

How huge parts of the US could become uninhabitable within decades — even so-called ‘climate havens’ | The Independent

Edited February 4 by pellinore

[Alchopwn]

Florida will be wiped out by the Canary Island Subsidence Tsunami any day now.

[Abramelin]

On 2/4/2025 at 12:42 PM, Alchopwn said:

Florida will be wiped out by the Canary Island Subsidence Tsunami any day now.

Thankfully, the USGS has cast doubt on this hypothesis. Ocean floor mapping and new tsunami modeling simulations show that volcano collapses happen in increments rather than giant, mega-wave-making chunks. So, if La Palma’s volcano did collapse into the ocean, the USGS has now said that the waves would more likely be between 3 and 7 feet high by the time they hit the U.S.

https://people.com/la-palma-true-story-8763080