Data suggest that climate -migration is still a greater local phenomenon, and some are moving deep into the country in their native state or even looking for higher soil in their city to avoid floods, said Jeremy Porter, head of climatic consequences with the first street, which conducts climate modeling.
But, he said, in recent years, fewer people have begun to flock to cities outside California, who advertise themselves as a potential “climatic shelter”.
This term comes from the adaptation researcher to the climate Jesse Kinan, who created a list of places in 2019, which is expected to be less affected by climate change.
At the top of the list is Dulut, Minnesota, a former industrial city, where about 90,000 people live, the population that has grown slowly since 2020 after long stagnation.
One of the city’s draws is the closeness to the large lakes, the series of lakes consisting of the largest freshwater body in the world. About 10% of the United States and 30% of Canada rely on drinking water lakes.
“In the scenario, when resources have become scarce, it is a huge asset,” said Mr. Van Berkel.
The water supply of the large lakes was attracted by Jamie Beck Alexander and her family in Dulut. Alarmed by three consecutive, devastating seasons in California, Ms. Alexander, her husband and two young children gathered in a minibus and went across the country in Minnesota in 2020.
Ms. Alexander found a similarity between the small, progressive city and their old city of San Francisco.
“There is a real depth of communication between people, and deep rooting, things that, in my opinion, are important for the climate resistance,” she said.
Ms Welch ignored her friends, who believed that she was crazy to move to the city known for her record snowfall and ice conditions, on average 106 days a year. According to her own, Crisp, Pretty City became her own.
“There are many people who love where they live and want to protect it,” said Ms. Dulut.
