Submitted by dropkickninja t3_zwvgd5 in vermont
b1ack1323 t1_j1xlxfj wrote
Reply to comment by 0comment in Vermont lawmakers aim to make housing more available and affordable by dropkickninja
That was Covid allowing people to be remote… why would people make such a small migration for climate change?
0comment t1_j1xxx0m wrote
Because moving to Canada is too much of a hassle and the salaries there are too low, while their cost of living is nearly as high as NYC.
Vermont is the place in the US that will suffer the least from climate change.
EscapedAlcatraz t1_j1yu8zo wrote
And moving from Massachusetts to Vermont will make a big difference in climate? This makes little sense.
magicmonkey1320 t1_j1yzazs wrote
The climate in Massachusetts is actually very different then the one in Vermont
wittgensteins-boat t1_j1z11ih wrote
Altitude makes a difference.
Most of Massachusetts population is near the coast, less than 100 feet in altitude, and warmed or moderated by water.
Vermont average altitude is 1000 feet.
Even when we assume people in Vermont are in valleys, at 500 feet, that makes a difference. Plus no sea weather moderation.
0comment t1_j20qhx1 wrote
Why? Vermont is the safest place in the US when it comes to climate change
EscapedAlcatraz t1_j217azv wrote
The notion that someone would uproot their life, become a climate refugee and move 171 miles away seems far fetched.
0comment t1_j217onq wrote
I think the other comments already made the case on how climate drastically changes based on geographically features. Just because the coast isn’t too far away, it doesn’t mean that the weather isn’t drastically different.
Moving 171 miles away in the same country, isn’t exactly uprooting your life either
halfbakedblake t1_j1z62rv wrote
The comments below were similar to what I was going to say. Except we are land locked. Didn't see that comment.
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