Americans Moving To Places More Resistant To Climate Change

A growing number of Americans say fires, floods, drought and climate change are making them rethink where they want to live. Most people move for a new job, better opportunity but some are packing up in search of a sense of relief. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports for Saturday TODAY.

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[johnsnelgrove]

“Small but growing number of WEALTHY Americans.” Lower income families cannot just move because of climate change, they have to stay where they are and deal with the conditions. This just further highlights wealth inequality in the U.S. and how many people have the ability to further ignore the problem.

[ruthnolan]

You can run but you can't hide...how about showcasing some of the people in CA who can't afford to move away to places like Vermont and hear their helpful stories of how they are adapting, out of necessity, to living with wildfires, etc.

[larryparcels]

Notice that these folks built a huge house with a swimming pool. Wonder what the impact on our climate would be if everyone did this.

[JuanCarlosSalazarmakeup]

They moved into a big house with a huge pool… reproducing the same selfish behavior that is stressing the climate around the world, and has already destroyed much of California. Those parents should teach their children to respect nature, stop consuming and wasting resources as essential as water. May they continue to enjoy their pool for a few more years…until Vermont runs out of it.

[sienna]

Vermont is not ready for more people, people in Vermont are struggling. So many rich families moving in that it's forcing Vermonters out. Vermonters can't afford to stay and the Green Mountain state is slowly losing land because of excessive building and making room for new residents or travelers/vacationers.

[NorceCodine]

This should be titled "Millionaires moving to places more resistant to climate change." Oh my god the hardship, the suffering!

[sunsetfoxx]

Our ancestors moved around constantly because of natural and catastrophic events. It’s only rational to move away from an area that’s going through a traumatic change!
Now the only problem now is most of families can’t afford to move across the country. And this is going to be a very sad future for so many people, who are basically gonna be left behind…

[tammymason]

The irony is people in the US move 100's of miles north to escape the heat only to realize in a few months from now they will be dealing with freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall, and blizzards in the winter.

[ligbzd]

We can only run so far... The right way to handle this problem is to tackle it by regreening our planet, stop consumerism, Go Green!

[razojacqueline]

When I was young we never had an air conditioner and it was ok. Sometimes it would get kind of hot but nothing too bad. We would just open the doors. Now the summer time in California is way too HOT. I had to give in and buy an AC because I got dehydrated and I was realized that it was getting worse every year. I am still pretty young so I am very concerned with how hot it has become. I live in the valley and there use to be lots of trees and flowers and now I see we are turning into a desert.

[juniperfall]

Vermont had cataclysmic flooding a few years ago. Everyone forgets! Lost most of our covered bridges. Issues from climate are everywhere.

[moa]

Look out Vermont; and the upper mid western states; there will be plenty of financially stabled people from California; and Nevada; and Washington state.; and Oregon that will relocate; and drive up the cost of housing; and cost of living in your states!

[VoteForBukele]

Doesn’t matter where you live when the food supply starts to get tight. 🥂

[tamikascales]

Yet we continue to do nothing to combat it🤦🏾‍♀️

[pillowpolitics-attorneyroy]

It only makes sense to migrate to a more safe climate area of the nation. Our ancestors had to move according to environmental changes for their own survival.

[blazingphoenix]

You can say it all you want but nobody gonna do anything about climate change because people don't care and I'm sick and tired of it 😡😡😡

[michelem]

I moved from Phoenix to Pittsburgh in 2014 because of climate change and now I'm moving to the Netherlands.

It might end up being wrong in my choice, but the Dutch are phenomenal problem solvers and are tackling climate resilience head-on. They are already the most advanced at handling sea-level rise.

I might try to move to Sweden later.

[janncoons]

Toooo bad we got George W. Instead of AL We'd be seeing an entirely different picture today!

[Justin-jhym]

Escaping the impacts of climate change without trying to reduce their carbon footprint by having a swimming pool and no solar panels, where will they move next ?

[simonstevenson]

So instead of fixing the problem, we run from it. Makes sense.