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I be would naïvely think to move to up north to colder places because they will get warmer and have to deal the least with climate refuges. The equator will be

I be would naïvely think to move to up north to colder places because they will get warmer and have to deal the least with climate refuges. The equator will be death around it will be not that great, beyond that will be refuges. So Russia is looking great. There is a huge climate change boon Russia is set to receive within the next 50-100 years. Maybe Canada too and Scandinavia

onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
> The equator will be death Massive hyperbole. If temperatures increase 4.5 f - in South America, where most people live around the equator will be fine. Same for Indonesia. India's population is pretty heavily focused in the North and should will also not all overheat to death. Don't know about Africa. Also - moving north if you think the AOC will collapse is a losing strategy. Scandinavia will be colder than Greenland today. Europe will be colder than Canada.
- spaceman_2020 3y ago
  True. What will happen though is that these regions will suffer from stagnating (or even declining) productivity and anaemic growth. Farms will produce less so more energy will be used on fertilizers and irrigation. Everything will have to be air conditioned - more energy expenditure. At an individual level, productivity will drop off as people deal with the heat and humidity. Personally, living in India, I’ve watched my summers become worse and worse every year. And while I have no way to measure it, my productivity keeps going down with it in the summer.
  - staunton 3y ago
    You're missing access to water, which is perhaps the biggest issue.
- lotsofpulp 3y ago
  I would have thought wet bulb temperatures would be the more relevant metric for when temperatures are too hot.
- checkyoursudo 3y ago
  So there is a decent chance that my vacation house in northern Sweden will still get snow in the winter? At least there is some silver lining for me.
whalesalad 3y ago
Northern Michigan is projected to be the most sought after markets in the US come 2050. The jet stream is indeed moving north and the climate will become milder over time. Michigan is also surrounded by the Great Lakes which account for 20% of earth's fresh water.
readthenotes1 3y ago
If the science fiction authors are to believe Russia will be a horrible place. Not only will the taiga start to burn, there will be hordes of migrants pushing North to escape the unbearable South. There are quite a few people living below Mongolia....

onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago

> The equator will be death Massive hyperbole. If temperatures increase 4.5 f - in South America, where most people live around the equator will be fine. Same for Indonesia. India's population is pretty heavily focused in the North and should will also not all overheat to death. Don't know about Africa. Also - moving north if you think the AOC will collapse is a losing strategy. Scandinavia will be colder than Greenland today. Europe will be colder than Canada.

spaceman_2020 3y ago
True. What will happen though is that these regions will suffer from stagnating (or even declining) productivity and anaemic growth. Farms will produce less so more energy will be used on fertilizers and irrigation. Everything will have to be air conditioned - more energy expenditure. At an individual level, productivity will drop off as people deal with the heat and humidity. Personally, living in India, I’ve watched my summers become worse and worse every year. And while I have no way to measure it, my productivity keeps going down with it in the summer.
- staunton 3y ago
  You're missing access to water, which is perhaps the biggest issue.
lotsofpulp 3y ago
I would have thought wet bulb temperatures would be the more relevant metric for when temperatures are too hot.
checkyoursudo 3y ago
So there is a decent chance that my vacation house in northern Sweden will still get snow in the winter? At least there is some silver lining for me.

whalesalad 3y ago

Northern Michigan is projected to be the most sought after markets in the US come 2050. The jet stream is indeed moving north and the climate will become milder over time. Michigan is also surrounded by the Great Lakes which account for 20% of earth's fresh water.

readthenotes1 3y ago

If the science fiction authors are to believe Russia will be a horrible place. Not only will the taiga start to burn, there will be hordes of migrants pushing North to escape the unbearable South. There are quite a few people living below Mongolia....