Worst Climate Risk Moves From Texas To Midwest
According to work from Semafor and the National Weather Service, the climate risk has moved from Texas into the Midwest and Plains States, notably Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. “The newsletter reports. “There have been 19 events inflicting $1 billion or more in damage in 2024.” The author writes nearly everyone in the US is at risk. That is not true.
What is true is that the number of destructive events has risen, particularly tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and hail. There are likely to be floods from the largest rivers in the area. Hail storms are also getting worse.
No Longer Just California
One of the problems with this spreading out of storms geographically is the cost of insurance for residents and businesses. This was primarily a problem for wildfires in California and hurricanes in Florida and along the southern Atlantic coast. Some people continue to move to these areas.
Semafor is right about the proliferation of storms to some extent. The places where violent weather events rarely hit are shrinking. These areas are primarily in the upper Midwest, across Michigan and Minnesota. They sometimes have modest droughts, cold winters, and snow, but those are minor problems compared to much of the country’s balance.
Climate Migration
What happens as these storms spread and intensify? At some point, what is called climate migration? People will move to places where they do not like to where they have greater safety.
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