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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in Tucson, where people are worried about water.  I know 2 families who moved to central FL to escape our "impending crash when we dry up".  They were both quasi-prepper families, retired with a lot of money.  I wonder if this is the new place to be.[/quote]

People who are worried about climate issues and move to Florida, of all places, befuddle me.  [/quote]

People who move to florida aren't causing climate issues. The two main climate issues facing florida are (i) rising sea levels (which can be easily managed by moving to a home well above sea level, and also is something that a lot of cities have time to plan around - like miami is raising certain streets that are prone to flooding and adding pumps to get rid of water when the tides come up) and (ii) hurricanes (which are unpredictable but can be managed, in that they happen rarely to any one area, and newer houses are able to withstand all but the worst hurricanes).  Day to day living in lots of parts of florida meanwhile can be very attuned to nature, so a very good fit for outdoorsy people.

Compared with the west coast where water shortages and wildfires are becoming daily existences.  [/quote]

Wild fires only affect areas near forests or scrub land. So basically Malibu, the rural red areas of mountain-adjacent California, and the wine regions.

In other words, very few homes are at fire risk in California. Smoke is a bigger issue, but my dad lives in Montana and smoke is waaaaaay worse there. They get smoke from wild fires in Oregon and Washington, in addition to Montana and adjacent Idaho’s fires. Air quality is atrocious in the rural mountain west for much of the summer.

In terms of drought, it’s feast or famine. This year is a “triple La Niña” which has caused record levels of rain and snowpack. This is going to refill the reservoirs, dams, and aquifers for the next couple years. Still, it doesn’t solve the long term drought trends. That said, if you want to see the future of California look to Israel. Desalination + nuclear is going to happen, it’s just a matter of time. Politicians like Newsom are practical and clear eyed about the need. [/quote]

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