After a decade of talking about the risks climate changes poses to Florida real estate, I’ve now started to consider where to buy land to ensure that future generations of my family have a safe and high-quality place to live as climate impacts become ever more disruptive. In a dystopian future, one could envision American life radically altered as coastal storms pummel the eastern coastlines and the Gulf of Mexico, wildfires scorch the west, water shortages leave the southwest thirsty, and changes in precipitation impact the country’s breadbasket and export economy. If Florida’s coastline is submerged by rising seas, and northern Minnesota is balmy in December – we can be sure climate-driven population migration and emerging economic opportunities will change the places we now think of as attractive and make us rethink living in places we never considered interesting.
