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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TX (and the rest of the central states) is going to get hotter and hotter.  Hope their electricity grid can handle it.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/millions-people-midwest-experience-extreme-heat-belt-2053/story?id=88410076

[img]https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/ExtremeHeatBelt_v01_KA_1660605994178_hpEmbed_1x1_992.jpg[/img][/quote]
I think it would be nice if addressing global warming wasn’t left to just one political party while the other fights it. [/quote]
Indeed, but most of the states in the red are red, politically, so...

DH and I have been talking about where to move to once we retire. I did, at one point, think about FL maybe NC. We wanted to be on the east coast, near a major airport, but some place warm. Given the state of those states and climate change in the next 30 years, I'm unsure now if we should move to either of those states.

FL is interesting because the locals have been fighting climate change for a while.   Their coastal areas keep getting flooded, and then of course, there is the hurricanes which are getting stronger and stronger.

So, you would think DeSantis would want to do something about climate change, but clearly, he's more interested in his short term goals in politics rather than making sure FL is ready to deal with climate change.[/quote]
Rick Scott, the current Senator, banned the words climate change and global warming while he was Governor before DeSantis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/03/10/floridas-ban-of-the-term-climate-change-is-straight-out-of-the-bush-playbook/[/quote]
Right, most people don't think or care about the next generation. It's all about here and now.  A bunch of retirees aren't going to care that much about climate change and how that impacts FL in 30 years since most of them will be dead.

Like I said, politicians only care about the power *now*. They don't actually care about the future of their state or country anymore.  People are generally selfish and only care about the immediate. It's also why you hear so many people who choose to live in anti-abortion states say that they choose to live in a state with lower taxes and will just go to a blue state if they ever need an abortion. Well, we kind of saw how that is turning out for some women, but most women never think they will ever need an abortion, until they do.

My spouse and I have the option to retire in another country, too. We might just do that instead.[/quote]

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