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Raine

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28. I was born here in California so were my parents and grandparents

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Thu Sep 17, 2020, 08:13 PM

Sep 2020

I would leave here if I could but have too much family here and I'm not young enough to be uprooted. California is no longer a paradise, it's over developed, over populated with deteriorating infrastructure. I think the problems here will only get worse.

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I am wondering whether the West Coast--especially CA--the Gulf Coast, and much of [View all] tblue37 Sep 2020 OP

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

It's just getting very exhausting SoCalNative Sep 2020 #6

trust me, take an EXTENDED visit to where you think you might like first...The worst person I'll run BamaRefugee Sep 2020 #9

Who said anything about staying in 'Murica? SoCalNative Sep 2020 #11

Well, US Territory means you're still ruled by trump ;-) BamaRefugee Sep 2020 #12

Actually, it really doesn't SoCalNative Sep 2020 #14

I'm here in Altadena ariesgem Sep 2020 #7

I'm in Monrovia. Watching my mountain burn right outside my windows! BamaRefugee Sep 2020 #10

Ohio suits me just fine True Blue American Sep 2020 #3

Inland migration is real. sarcasmo Sep 2020 #4

I have lived in Kansas my whole life and have never seen a tornado even though I wanted to. WyattKansas Sep 2020 #8

Fires are a recurrent California problem, but they're Codeine Sep 2020 #13

I have no real complaints about New England. smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #15

As climate change gets worse, New England will start to see violent Northern Blue_true Sep 2020 #17

I expect we will, but at least with hurricanes we get a warning and can evacuate smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #18

Hurricanes scare me way more than tornados. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2020 #19

Not sure about hurricanes Klaralven Sep 2020 #23

What will happen is that as climate change get worse, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes Blue_true Sep 2020 #16

where do you get the info that massive fires will hit Michigan? Kaleva Sep 2020 #20

The whole world and the whole USA will get drier. Blue_true Sep 2020 #26

Upper Michigan is expected to get wetter Kaleva Sep 2020 #27

You live there it seems, so I will defer to you. Blue_true Sep 2020 #29

Flooding at 10' sea level rise floods barrier islands and expands back bay marshes a couple miles Klaralven Sep 2020 #21

I'm in CA shanti Sep 2020 #22

I live in California. If you live within in the cities, fires aren't much of a threat. tinrobot Sep 2020 #24

it's not an issue in the areas most people live in. JI7 Sep 2020 #25

I was born here in California so were my parents and grandparents Raine Sep 2020 #28