Fleeing Floods, Flocking To Heat: Americans Are Overwhelmingly Moving To The Fastest-Warming Areas

Fleeing Floods, Flocking To Heat: Americans Are Overwhelmingly Moving To The Fastest-Warming Areas

Key Points Climate change is shaping migration patterns throughout the United States. While Americans are moving away from coastal areas with high flood risk, they are relocating en masse to areas with high heat risk. New NASA population projections show population growth in fast-warming counties will far outpace overall U.S. growth, increasing the risk of heat-related mortality. What does financial planning look like in an uncertain future?…