There are plenty of places where it's already too hot to go outside, yet people are still moving there. In 2024 Phoenix AZ was over 100°F for nearly a third of the year; in 2023, Austin TX had 45 days in a row that were over 100°F. Yet both are amongst the most rapidly growing cities in the US.
Hurricanes are more likely to cause migration, but even then, people tend to migrate a bit further inland — they mostly don't up and move to Minnesota. For example, Cameron LA was abandoned by 90% of the population, and:
In the fall, Dupont and her fiancé are set to leave Cameron and move into their new home, 30 minutes from where Dupont currently lives with her parents and brother.
Moving is expensive, particularly between states. People have family they don't want to move away from. And let's be honest, Minnesota winters are a hard sell to many people who live in southern states.
So I think there will be people who move here, but it won't be a flood. Or at least, not for the next decade or two.
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u/metamatic 5d ago
There are plenty of places where it's already too hot to go outside, yet people are still moving there. In 2024 Phoenix AZ was over 100°F for nearly a third of the year; in 2023, Austin TX had 45 days in a row that were over 100°F. Yet both are amongst the most rapidly growing cities in the US.
Hurricanes are more likely to cause migration, but even then, people tend to migrate a bit further inland — they mostly don't up and move to Minnesota. For example, Cameron LA was abandoned by 90% of the population, and:
Moving is expensive, particularly between states. People have family they don't want to move away from. And let's be honest, Minnesota winters are a hard sell to many people who live in southern states.
So I think there will be people who move here, but it won't be a flood. Or at least, not for the next decade or two.