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In reply to the discussion: Anyone thinking of escaping? [View all]

Lydiarose

(68 posts)
10. Climate Change
Sun Nov 28, 2021, 12:00 AM
Nov 2021

California is amazing but burning up and experiencing horrendous droughts, with water wars already in progress. Lakes at lowest level in history. Lots of people starting to move out of there. Believe I read it had a net loss for the first year ever. Those fires are scarier than any hurricanes.

I love Florida except for DeSatan and the Repugs. I live in Broward which is a blue county, but still Florida. I'm all in favor of inland Florida but can't convince my husband. We're 15 miles inland now and supposedly in a zero flood zone and have never flooded due to retaining lakes and canals (even though only 9 ft. above sea level), but when Ft. Lauderdale is under water from storm surge, it will affect the whole county. Although there are much higher elevations inland, as you said, Michael devastated 60 miles inland. What city do you live inland?

I'm definitely moving out of here after 33 years. Just don't know where. I'm from Pittsburgh which is on every list of "most climate safe places to live," but I am not a cold/snow fan. And as I age, I'm not enthusiastic about becoming a snow bird either. Don't want to have to travel.

What to do? What to do?

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Anyone thinking of escaping? [View all] Lydiarose Nov 2021 OP
We left Florida (St. Augustine) roughly five years ago......... moved to San Francisco. No regrets. secondwind Nov 2021 #1
Son and wife are in Florida Freddie Nov 2021 #2
Home to TFG Lydiarose Nov 2021 #7
True Freddie Nov 2021 #8
Nope. Hate the politics here and I moved from SoFla to central Fla to lessen the hurricane incidents mitch96 Nov 2021 #3
Where? Lydiarose Nov 2021 #11
My Florida Friends Have Learned To Live With All Of Your Listed Problems But..... global1 Nov 2021 #4
I understand how your friends feel Dreampuff Nov 2021 #5
Where? Lydiarose Feb 2022 #21
DeSatan Lydiarose Feb 2022 #17
Second generation Floridian here .... SarcasticSatyr Nov 2021 #6
+1 ! mitch96 Nov 2021 #12
How? Lydiarose Feb 2022 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Lydiarose Feb 2022 #19
Climate change affects everyone everywhere Zorro Nov 2021 #9
Climate Change Lydiarose Nov 2021 #10
I believe there are blue areas around Gainesville and Orlando. radical noodle Dec 2021 #14
You're right... allegorical oracle Dec 2021 #16
No. Instead of moving, I'm radical noodle Dec 2021 #13
Possible to get along in Florida allegorical oracle Dec 2021 #15
Leaving a state because you don't like its politics is exactly what the other side wants you to do. Towlie Feb 2022 #20
I have plans to leave in the near future bluecollar2 Apr 2022 #22
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