Climate Change Will Never Be Taken Seriously-Move To Survive It

My (perhaps naive) hope was always that once we had a series of big enough disasters, people would come to their senses and realize we needed to find solutions—even if the only solution at this point is trying to minimize the damage. But after the hurricanes last year were blamed on politicians controlling the weather, and the LA fires have been blamed on DEI, fish protection, and literally anything BUT climate change, I’ve lost hope. We even passed the 1.5 degree warning limit set by the Paris Agreement this year and it was barely a blip in the news.

All this to say: you should be finding ways to protect yourself now. We bought some land in Buffalo a couple years back specifically because it was in the “safe zone” for climate disasters, and now Buffalo is set to be one of the fastest growing areas in 2025. If you live in an area that’s high-risk for fire, drought, or hurricanes, if you don’t get out now, the “safe” areas in the northern parts of the country are going to explode in price as climate migration worsens. Avoid islands, coastlines, and places prone to drought. The Midwest is expected to become desert-like, and the southwest will run out of water.

I know this is a pretty privileged take. How many people can just pack up and move? But if the last 6 months has taught us anything, it’s that we’ll never have a proper government response to climate change. If you can, get the hell out and get to safer ground while it’s still affordable.

Edit: for those asking about Midwest desertification, let me clarify. The Midwest area around the Great Lakes is part of the expected “safe zone.” The Midwest states that are more south and west of this area are expected to experience hotter temperatures and longer droughts. When storms do hit, more flooding is expected because drought-stricken ground doesn’t absorb water very well.

For those who don’t believe in climate change, bad news my friends: climate change believes in you. I sincerely hope the deniers are correct, but the people who’ve devoted their lives to studying our climate are the people we should be listening to, and they say things look dire.