Americans Are Migrating Toward Climate Disaster, Not Away From It
Census data shows Americans are moving out of locales most insulated from climate change and into the most climate-threatened regions. The results could be disastrous in the near future.
Miami, Florida showed a 10 percent population increase despite the possibility that large swaths of the city could soon be underwater. (Kian Lem / Unsplash)
Science has provided America with a decent idea of which areas of our country will be most devastated by climate change, and which areas will be most insulated from the worst effects. Unfortunately, it seems that population flows are going in the wrong direction — today’s new Census data shows a nation moving out of the safer areas and into some of the most dangerous places of all.
To quote Planes, Trains and Automobiles, we’re going the wrong way.
The Census Bureau’s new map of the last decade’s population trends shows big growth in the West and on the coasts — and declines in the inland East Coast and Great Lakes region.
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