This has been on my mind for awhile. I’m pretty sure the answer is “yes, and you thank your lucky stars you’re in one of the places people are fleeing to rather than from”.

My best friend has been encouraging me to leave the state. I’ve been telling him things like “it’s not my time yet,” “my mother needs me”, “I want more life experience”… but really, it’s because I don’t want to be stuck on a warmer (now or later) part of the planet when the place I left is projected to handle climate change better than most anywhere else—in the world, not just the country.