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crosinski

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14. Lower South West Michigan Here.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Tue Aug 1, 2017, 11:49 PM

Aug 2017

We're upgrading our air conditioning and adding more insulation this year. Our winters are getting milder, but summers are getting longer and will soon be mostly unbearably hot. Also, we've decided to stock six months of basic food items in case of shortages caused by drought and population movement north. We're trying to figure out what we can realistically do at our age, we're retired, and it's difficult.

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Are you preparing for climate change in your area or hoping it can be reduced, stopped or reversed? [View all] Kaleva Aug 2017 OP

You mean this? Gabi Hayes Aug 2017 #1

I live in the Twin Cities, MN MineralMan Aug 2017 #2

Upper Michigan can expect to see wetter summers and milder winters Kaleva Aug 2017 #4

I'm in central Florida radical noodle Aug 2017 #3

Would you try to convince your adult children en to move to an area that won't be underwater. Kaleva Aug 2017 #7

bought flood insurance for the first time...minimal risk so minimal expense dembotoz Aug 2017 #5

I lived through the shocker 1997 Fort Collins Spring Creek flash flood that killed five hlthe2b Aug 2017 #6

nothing I do will prepare me. Javaman Aug 2017 #8

Moving or planning on moving is preparation. Kaleva Aug 2017 #9

moving isn't preparation, it's delaying the inevitable. nt Javaman Aug 2017 #11

Climate change won't affect all areas the same across the board. Kaleva Aug 2017 #13

I think it's just semantics at this point. Javaman Aug 2017 #23

Not much to do here HAB911 Aug 2017 #10

There are many ways to prepare pork. hunter Aug 2017 #12

Lower South West Michigan Here. crosinski Aug 2017 #14

We may need to build a wall at the Ohio & Indiana border. roamer65 Aug 2017 #15

I'm in San Antonio TX, we have been on water restrictions almost every summer for the past 8 years LeftInTX Aug 2017 #16

Yep, me, Pablo and Uniqua got it all figured out. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #17

By voting for Democrats, yes. Iggo Aug 2017 #18

Got more immediate things to worry about jrandom421 Aug 2017 #19

We are planning on moving back up north Luciferous Aug 2017 #20

Link to a great deal of info for the Great Lakes region Kaleva Aug 2017 #21

Thanks for the very useful link. crosinski Aug 2017 #22