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Don't ignore the majority of New England, there really is no significant threats to most of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island, the northern half of Ne

Don't ignore the majority of New England, there really is no significant threats to most of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island, the northern half of New England might be a bit cold but it's not bad. Similarly most of the eastern seaboard is fine, and the intermountain west is similarly inhabitable with minimal meteorological issues. I don't know where this trope that there are so many issues everywhere comes from.

jdminhbg 10y ago
Most of the eastern seaboard is vulnerable to serious hurricanes and winter storms like Sandy.
- Retric 10y ago
  Not unless your at sea level or would have flooding issues otherwise. Area I grew up in had regular flooding on the property with both a river and large stream on it, but the house was 200+ years old and never had water get anywhere near it. It's kind of a simple rule don't put your house within 20' of the water level in the highest flood anyone knows about. In terms of snow that's a simple trade-off do you want an actual winter Y/N. It kills off a lot of pests which IMO makes it worth a lot, plus you get out of the monotony of dry vs wet that most tropical areas fall into. Some people like going further north so rivers / ponds freeze ect but again trade-off.
  - jdminhbg 10y ago
    Sure, but the vast majority of the population on the US's eastern seaboard is living within a few feet of sea level -- the whole point of those cities being there is there proximity to sea trade routes.
    - Retric 10y ago
      Less than you might think. DC for example is on average 150 feet above sea level. Even NYC is on average 33 feet above sea level. They mostly have to deal with bacements and the subway flooding in major storms. In general flooding is just expencive to deal with so people build there last. This is also why Katerina mostly flooded poor areas.
CapitalistCartr 10y ago
I've lived in the Inter-mountain West. I enjoyed the weather, but it is brutal, and right now they're having the sixteen-year drought the article mentions. That's bad weather. New England doesn't have hurricanes, droughts, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, or massive forest fires. But the cold is serious. So many people move to the Sun Belt because of it. All of the places I mentioned have substantial population growth because of their weather. In the Carolinas there are lots of Northerners who move down to Florida, discover how much the Summers suck here, then move back up as far as there. They call them Halfbacks.
striking 10y ago
Have you forgotten the October Snowstorms? Or the fact that we had snow in April? The cold sucks here, guy. The summers are great but the fall, winter, and sometimes even spring can be pretty bad.

jdminhbg 10y ago

Most of the eastern seaboard is vulnerable to serious hurricanes and winter storms like Sandy.

Retric 10y ago
Not unless your at sea level or would have flooding issues otherwise. Area I grew up in had regular flooding on the property with both a river and large stream on it, but the house was 200+ years old and never had water get anywhere near it. It's kind of a simple rule don't put your house within 20' of the water level in the highest flood anyone knows about. In terms of snow that's a simple trade-off do you want an actual winter Y/N. It kills off a lot of pests which IMO makes it worth a lot, plus you get out of the monotony of dry vs wet that most tropical areas fall into. Some people like going further north so rivers / ponds freeze ect but again trade-off.
- jdminhbg 10y ago
  Sure, but the vast majority of the population on the US's eastern seaboard is living within a few feet of sea level -- the whole point of those cities being there is there proximity to sea trade routes.
  - Retric 10y ago
    Less than you might think. DC for example is on average 150 feet above sea level. Even NYC is on average 33 feet above sea level. They mostly have to deal with bacements and the subway flooding in major storms. In general flooding is just expencive to deal with so people build there last. This is also why Katerina mostly flooded poor areas.

CapitalistCartr 10y ago

I've lived in the Inter-mountain West. I enjoyed the weather, but it is brutal, and right now they're having the sixteen-year drought the article mentions. That's bad weather. New England doesn't have hurricanes, droughts, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, or massive forest fires. But the cold is serious. So many people move to the Sun Belt because of it. All of the places I mentioned have substantial population growth because of their weather. In the Carolinas there are lots of Northerners who move down to Florida, discover how much the Summers suck here, then move back up as far as there. They call them Halfbacks.

striking 10y ago

Have you forgotten the October Snowstorms? Or the fact that we had snow in April? The cold sucks here, guy. The summers are great but the fall, winter, and sometimes even spring can be pretty bad.