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Showing Original Post only (View all)I am wondering whether the West Coast--especially CA--the Gulf Coast, and much of [View all]
the East Coast, especially the Southeastern part of the country, will soon become unlivable because of fire, hurricanes, and flooding.
If I lived in California, the fires would cause me to leave. Fires scare me more than almost anything. But the flooding in other places might cause me to consider moving, too.
Yes, Kansas has tornadoes, but at least thus far the patch of ground where I live has largely been spared.
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I am wondering whether the West Coast--especially CA--the Gulf Coast, and much of [View all]
tblue37
Sep 2020
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I read somewhere that quite a few non-survivable zones are expected in the next 50 years ir so. nt
Binkie The Clown
Sep 2020
#1
I sure won't be leaving, and if trump happened to win a second term, California would be one of the
still_one
Sep 2020
#2
Same here. Bobcat fire is burning 2 miles from my house, I've lived through riots and earthquakes,
BamaRefugee
Sep 2020
#5
trust me, take an EXTENDED visit to where you think you might like first...The worst person I'll run
BamaRefugee
Sep 2020
#9
I have lived in Kansas my whole life and have never seen a tornado even though I wanted to.
WyattKansas
Sep 2020
#8
I expect we will, but at least with hurricanes we get a warning and can evacuate
smirkymonkey
Sep 2020
#18
What will happen is that as climate change get worse, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes
Blue_true
Sep 2020
#16
Flooding at 10' sea level rise floods barrier islands and expands back bay marshes a couple miles
Klaralven
Sep 2020
#21
I live in California. If you live within in the cities, fires aren't much of a threat.
tinrobot
Sep 2020
#24