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I'd like to see some decent analysis of which places, US or otherwise, are expected to weather climate change well.
by kadoban 5y ago
I'd like to see some decent analysis of which places, US or otherwise, are expected to weather climate change well.
- f_allwein 5y agoAlso, check out What the world will look like 4°C warmer (tl;dr: not good) https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/what-the-world-will-look-like-4degc-warmer/ https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/what-the-world-will-look-l...
- jlund-molfese 5y agoProPublica had an article [1] a while ago which might be what you're looking for. The really interesting projected data is at the bottom. [1] https://projects.propublica.org/climate-migration/ https://projects.propublica.org/climate-migration/
- otoburb 5y agoThanks for providing the article. That's a pretty grim series of visuals.
- jakear 5y agohttps://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Present-and-future-K%C3%B6ppen-Geiger-climate-maps-at-Beck-Zimmermann/81429b2682936e40bea504e03b23c345de4be087 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Present-and-future-K%C...
- mitchbob 5y agoFor the US, the Fourth Climate Change Assessment [1] includes chapters for major regions. The EPA has "Climate Change Impacts by Region" that also breaks down information by sector and by state. [2] [1] https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/ https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/ [2] https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climate-change-impacts-region_.html https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climat...
- throwaway829 5y agoBill Gates and Obama are putting their money on coastal properties: Bill Gate's San Diego beach front home: https://nypost.com/2022/03/23/bill-gates-is-turning-43m-mansion-into-bachelor-pad-nuisance/ https://nypost.com/2022/03/23/bill-gates-is-turning-43m-mans... Obama's home on the coast of Martha's Vineyard (an island in the Atlantic): https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2019/12/04/president-obama-buys-home-edgartown-great-pond https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2019/12/04/president-obama-...
- kadoban 5y agoHaving enough money to buy something else when it's underwater isn't the same thing. That's just "be rich", which is a solution to many problems.