Where will you live when it is too hot to live in the south?

[Anonymous]

Right now DMV is still obviously fine but with the trajectory we are on I am betting in the next 20 years the DMV area will be too hot to live in during the summer months (unless you are okay with 95+ degree days for 3 months straight with no night cooling and 80% humidity). Where will you go? Will you stay and just try and tough it out?

We will move to upstate New York - already have a house up there and plan on hanging on to it so we can escape the heat. Plenty of water, lots of land to grow fresh vegetables and cool air. The stories from the southwest are terrifying. It doesn't get cooler than 90 degrees at nighttime! That is insane!

[Anonymous]

Easier to cope with heat than cold. Just run the AC. And it's cheaper too.

South isn't particularly hotter than DMV. Or upstate NY in the summer. Just muggier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easier to cope with heat than cold. Just run the AC. And it's cheaper too.

South isn't particularly hotter than DMV. Or upstate NY in the summer. Just muggier.

This just contributes to climate change. That doesn't seem like a smart way to deal with it. Upstate New York is most definitely cooler than the DMV in the summer. At night we have a fire outside still (temps are in the low 60s) and can sit outside still.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier to cope with heat than cold. Just run the AC. And it's cheaper too.

South isn't particularly hotter than DMV. Or upstate NY in the summer. Just muggier.

This just contributes to climate change. That doesn't seem like a smart way to deal with it. Upstate New York is most definitely cooler than the DMV in the summer. At night we have a fire outside still (temps are in the low 60s) and can sit outside still.

Climate change means extreme weather, so you are looking at extreme cold in the north, and lots of snow to shovel in your retirement.

Midatlantic is probably safe enough, maybe slightly higher elevation if you want to get away from the heat/humidity.

[Anonymous]

This is a good read OP (title is hella clickbait, but it’s actually pretty even-keeled throughout the article)

https://time.com/6209432/climate-change-where-we-will-live/

And pp: humidity is a huge part of human’s tolerance to heat conditions. The more humid the less effective you are at cooling yourself. Muggy isn’t just an annoyance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easier to cope with heat than cold. Just run the AC. And it's cheaper too.

South isn't particularly hotter than DMV. Or upstate NY in the summer. Just muggier.

I feel the opposite. I find it easier to cope with cold. I also think the DMV is already too hot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easier to cope with heat than cold. Just run the AC. And it's cheaper too.

South isn't particularly hotter than DMV. Or upstate NY in the summer. Just muggier.

Disagree. With the cold you can add on more layers.

And humidity makes everything way more miserable.

And today's heat map disagrees with your assessment of the south not being particular hotter than the DMV or upstate NY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier to cope with heat than cold. Just run the AC. And it's cheaper too.

South isn't particularly hotter than DMV. Or upstate NY in the summer. Just muggier.

I feel the opposite. I find it easier to cope with cold. I also think the DMV is already too hot.

dp.. when you get very very old, you will have a harder time dealing with the cold.

My MIL has the heat up to 80F in her house.

My mother who lives in CA, not on the beach, is always cold, even when it's like 75F.

I despise the humidity in the DC area, but I know that when I am very old, I will despise the cold even more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right now DMV is still obviously fine but with the trajectory we are on I am betting in the next 20 years the DMV area will be too hot to live in during the summer months (unless you are okay with 95+ degree days for 3 months straight with no night cooling and 80% humidity). Where will you go? Will you stay and just try and tough it out?

We will move to upstate New York - already have a house up there and plan on hanging on to it so we can escape the heat. Plenty of water, lots of land to grow fresh vegetables and cool air. The stories from the southwest are terrifying. It doesn't get cooler than 90 degrees at nighttime! That is insane!

The D.C. area will not be "too late to live in during the summer months" in the next 20 years, so I'm not really planning on where to go to escape it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easier to cope with heat than cold. Just run the AC. And it's cheaper too.

South isn't particularly hotter than DMV. Or upstate NY in the summer. Just muggier.

The average high temperature in the DMV in summer is 7 degrees higher than Albany NY the average low is also 7 degrees higher - and the average relative humidity is 30 percent higher. This is more than enough of a difference that you don’t have to run the AC all day and can sleep with the windows open at night.

Such typical talking out your ass DCUM response. Why spew nonsense when the truth can be found within 30 seconds on the internet?

[Anonymous]

The only solution is for humans to live underground. I'm serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right now DMV is still obviously fine but with the trajectory we are on I am betting in the next 20 years the DMV area will be too hot to live in during the summer months (unless you are okay with 95+ degree days for 3 months straight with no night cooling and 80% humidity). Where will you go? Will you stay and just try and tough it out?

We will move to upstate New York - already have a house up there and plan on hanging on to it so we can escape the heat. Plenty of water, lots of land to grow fresh vegetables and cool air. The stories from the southwest are terrifying. It doesn't get cooler than 90 degrees at nighttime! That is insane!

Uh, have you been to the state of Florida in the summer? They survive this now. I grew up there and summer was brutal 40 years ago. I fully support climate change initiatives but the DMV will be fine in 20 years. 100? That’s another guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only solution is for humans to live underground. I'm serious.

Do you watch the Silo?

[Anonymous]

I'm already living with 90s everyday, feels-like temps in the 100s, 80s at night and high humidity, that's our weather from June through September at least, often more like May through October.

I love it. It's too hot to play golf so I go to the pool instead. Stay inside during the hottest part of the day. Lots of fun indoor activities. We don't do a lot of outdoor activities now, but October through May is glorious.

One thing I do avoid is visiting my DC area friends and relatives anytime from November through most of March, now that's some annoying weather!

[Anonymous]

But look at Canada with the air pollution. Not sure escaping heat but dealing with fire smoke is better.

Underground I think is a great idea.