THE RISKIEST Places to Live in the US as Our Climate Changes | Weathered: Earth's Extremes

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[@ChristopherNettles]

Where can we find links to the maps in this episode?

[@dannyboio37]

I watch live streams of Milton and after all the Media hype it was so underwhelming it just feels like we are being lied to

[@michaelmayhem350]

Why gatekeep content why not just put the show on KZbin instead of telling people to watch it on their TV? It might surprise you to know that it's 2024 people have KZbin on their TV and regularly watch it on their TV....

[@throckwoddle]

@@dannyboio37 It usually feels underwhelming when people actually take the threat seriously and prepare for it. Just like Y2K was underwhelming because programmers spent years updating software. Tampa was lucky, other locations, not so much.

[@DeeVine999]

Absolutely. I was watching Nova & Nature with my Dad at the age of 3. Still watching PBS at the age of 43.

[@rampart64]

Still getting brainwashed too!

[@banne8834]

Im glad he talked about impervious surfaces. All of our asphalt and concrete is causing so much damage to the environment and much more risk, particularly to flooding. We have the ability to engineer things that dont use these materials and techniques. We need to be open to change and innovation. Thats what once made America great. We have to stop trying to go back in time, or preserve things that dont make sense.

[@ryanfoster5902]

One really useful technique is the use of rain gardens. They are sunken areas that run off can be funneled into to store the water, reduce flooding, and sink it into the ground for later use! We also need to consider allowing rivers space to flood again. By moving levees back from the bank of the creek we increase habitat for wildlife and the capacity of the creek.

[@zsigzsag]

Another thing they don't mention...the production of cement causes just as much CO2 as gas, oil,fossil fuel. For every production of one kilogram of cement, one kilogram of CO2 is emitted, same with asphalt. Add that up globally as billions of tons of this material is created. This is expected grow exponentially by 2060. The flora of the planet absorbs CO2 gas but clearing of lands to build roads, condos, apt buildings, commercial properties, ect is contributing to this massive problem. The decaying of cleared flora also releases CO2. EV cars and solar panels? Think again, their production causes massive pollution and emitted gases as well!

[@taramcdonough3599]

37 Countries including the USA, China, Dubia make their own weather & build storms/hurricanes larger with "Cloud seeding"!! YEP, these huge hurricanes, floods, snow storms etc are all MAN MADE. Its called Geo Engineering. 👀 = Geo Engineering Wa. TCH. YES, our own govt is destroying out homes & livelyhood with cloud seeding storms.This has been going on since the 1940' in the USA. One cloud seeding secret program was called Operation Storm Fury.

[@heathermortimer638]

You guys should create a state-by-state video series addressing the impacts of climate change throughout the US 🇺🇸

[@RobertMJohnson]

LOLOL. "impacts of climate change". as if any of you know

[@laenvirolatina4763]

Or at least region by region

[@heathermortimer638]

@@RobertMJohnson But you DO know?? OK... Well, then, enlighten us??... Please and Thank You.

[@stephanienelson7252]

There already us a channel for this. American Resiliency

[@mdj-ie7rj]

@@RobertMJohnson surprise, surprise; oilbot alert 🧌

[@bobpenny8011]

Just wanted to say, as a career environmental educator I really appreciate that you put this show out there Maiya. The world needs this kind of accessible and clear educational information. Thanks!

[@endeavour3d]

I wish they had emphasized the importance of that last shot, which was Monteplier, the capitol of Vermont. I live in Vermont, and this state has been frequently claimed to be a "safe haven for climate change", which is incredibly dangerous and wrong. I did move here for many reasons, the primary being climate change, but I knew from the beginning that did not mean it was safe from climate events. Last year Montpelier(and surrounding towns) suffered from a catastrophic flooding event which damaged and destroyed many homes and businesses and infrastructure, then this year, on the anniversary of the exact day last year, we got flooded again, not as bad, but still bad. This is the reality of what we're facing, that there is no such thing as a "climate haven", all we have are better areas and regions to endure climate collapse, I believe Vermont is one of the best, but that doesn't mean we won't suffer from these events any less. Filling people's heads with the notion of climate safe havens is giving them false hope that they can live normal lives as they always have, when the reality is that everyone everywhere will have to adapt to the changing climate.

[@antonyjh1234]

Reality is any past records are always going to be the least going forward. 7% more moisture per degree and 10 degrees more meaning 70% more volume, 70% heavier rocks, since all places were built with water in mind as a resource all these problems are going to be experienced world wide, typhoon in Asia they lost 500 lives. They say that as temperature is increasing faster than the humidity is, that the relative humidity is decreasing while the specific humidity, the amount of grams of water per kg of air, is increasing meaning there will be more moisture in the air but it will be harder to rain and then when it does it will be a deluge, so any "old timers" view of whether it will rain today etc is all out the window too.

[@tiercel24]

I also live in Vermont and it's scary to think that we've experienced two flooding events that many typically would call a "once in a century" events in back-to-back years. Hurricane Irene devastated much of the infrastructure of central and southern Vermont back in 2011 and as a teenager during that flooding, I didn't think I'd see similar flooding for a long time. I heard stories from those who witnessed the flood of 1927 and how that affected their lives, so to see me live through three major floods in barely a decade raises serious concerns about the flood risk that Vermont carries. Some of the communities in Barre/Montpelier and up in the NEK already have very small populations, so it remains to be seen whether or not we will witness the decline of said communities should there be continued floods.

[@antonyjh1234]

​ @tiercel24 The term once in a century, was never that, the chance was 1/100 that a storm like that will happen this year, now the chance might be 1/30, places will experience greater shift where it might be 1/10 or 1/5. The severity of that rare occurrence would have to be considered normal, here is the kicker though, the bell curve of what was really extreme, that 1/100 chance severity still exists but it's worse now.

[@mangos2888]

We're also going to end up paying the taxes for all these folks who refuse to make climate change safer places their primary headquarters or places of business.

[@austinballard6815]

You're very correct....I think part of that thinking is at least influence from those who wish to make money off people's fears. Only the affluent can truly afford to build in Vermont these days, and there's no shortage of them coming from NY, PA etc. two major flood events so soon is new...and areas that seemingly look safe from flooding aren't necessarily. Add in landslides, other environmental problems made by new development and increased human activity...it's a gimmick.

[@everythingaohkay]

This was amazing. More Maiya May, and thank you for showcasing the work of Marshall Shephard!

[@patroberts5449]

Urban planning must include natural space. Keep s9me of that land uncovered, stop lining old creek and river ways with solid concrete. I like how here in Santa Clara County they finally did some forward planning along the Guadalupe river through San Jose by building in tiers of permeable area along side the normal reviver course. As it rises in winter storms it can spread out and absorb water into our groundwater system to also keep the valley from subsiding. Also more parks with tree and natural grass and plants for insect and animal life and mulch needed cooling shade! More please!!

[@tiffanyl9827]

Excuse me but is not you country that have place "car" to the center of his economic dev and even more to his "american dream". Car make you free, etc ...

[@StompingChipmunk]

If you get hit by 2 hurricanes in a week... you're put on "the list"

[@amx-30_official]

yea im not a fan of living in Florida. Anderson Cooper was walking distance from my house during Milton and thats something i didn't need in my life

[@CraigC55]

Government can manipulate weather.

[@ulissesarredondo8674]

Give me a corn bread recipe.​@@CraigC55

[@Marlenkaminta]

@@CraigC55No

[@CraigC55]

@@Marlenkaminta HAARP.

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Pbs is our national treasure

[@MyLoganTreks]

Like Ron Disantis in Florida got caught trying to allow developers to rezone and build golf courses in our state parks! Project 2025 also wants to defund the department of education. When 43% of Americans read at a 6th grade level and follow their "Protector" and a politician that speaks at a 4 grade level you begin to see the problem.

[@ecurewitz]

Correct

[@RobertMJohnson]

bunch of political hacks and liars

[@RichAction]

Such an inconvenient truth lol 😂. My man Gore told all of yall this in the 90s early 2000's no one wanted to listen but everyone wants to be a victim now

[@Vector_Ze]

Gore popularized it. But, climatologists had already been preaching the gospel for decades by then. Hardly anyone was listening, though. Even less than now.

[@RichAction]

@@Vector_Ze facts

[@nickdaruler]

He’s actually been saying this since the 70s. But just like you said, no one wanted to listen. They thought he was crazy

[@MyLoganTreks]

But MTG preaches Jewish Space Lazers and our government is controlling the weather lol

[@tbc9096]

So why does his home use 10 times the energy of the average homeowner and why does he still use a private jet if it’s such an inconvenient truth?

[@ZyroZoro]

I love Weathered! It would also be awesome to see the safest, or at least the least risky places to live!

[@wesowen6624]

I thought I was safe in Asheville NC but oh boy I was wrong...

[@MaekarManastorm]

Lol just the state name north Carolina should've been your first warning sign

[@rogermartinez78]

Nowhere on the planet is going to be safe from global warming my friend. It is cheaper for us to fix the problem that we caused!

[@ilovetech8341]

You live downstream from a system of dams.

[@BkNy02]

My family is Colombian and what happened in Asheville happens in Colombia almost every year. Every year about 200 Colombians die from floods, landslides and mudslides during the wet season. Mountainous terrain and torrential rain don't mix. It's really unfortunate how residents had no idea how much danger they were in. Education is key.

[@thecurator2626]

@@BkNy02North Carolina is not known for its great primary or secondary education system, unfortunately.

[@shawnsimmons1308]

I’ve been increasingly worried about the future for my boys. We live on the outskirts of Memphis. If I had been more attentive about our climate’s trajectory and had not procrastinated telling myself that I would take measures to prepare my family for the future and move them further north, then I wouldn’t be so overcome with incredible guilt and regret and scrambling in my older years to save up enough to provide my family with a future absent of stress and anxiety and an abundance of worry. My greatest hope is that our younger generations will learn from our mistakes and take the necessary measures to mitigate and minimize the consequences of our selfish and destructive actions.

[@josephwodarczyk977]

This isn't your fault. It's out society's. I hope the next generation really does do better.

[@lpi6608]

Your newest president plans on tossing fema and dismantling NOAA so no more climate problems. Just like COVID no testing, problem goes away.🤔

[@mdj-ie7rj]

The fault lies in the hands of fossil fuel billionaires-not everyday citizens

[@NileBuilt]

These rising temps are a serious concern... And on top of the unbearable heat, we are seeing more and more natural disasters happening around the world... It validates that a shift in how we build our homes and structures is becoming more needed than ever before. Rather than traditional styles of building, it would be wise that we begin building homes that are more resilient against these extreme weather events.

[@breal7277]

I moved out of L. A. 20 years ago. In those days, it was rare to have 100+ degree weather, this summer they had so many days, I lost count...even in October which was unheard of back then.

[@mdj-ie7rj]

Arizona has been absolute torture this year. Cant wait to figure out where to go

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Our country is so Broken. People struggle to ever buy a house, but if a storm destroys your house, our country is totally unable to deal with that. Why should people keep investing in this when our system is completely broken & fails to deal with these things? (This is someone's entire life's investments we are talking about..) How can our country not see how important it is to invest into it's own people? Investing Into the quality of life within Our country, within the poor communities, our country has shown it is completely unable to adapt & adjust in certain ways. Ways that could allow certain things to start to balance out & maybe finally get the chance to start & thrive. Where they prioritize the quality of living standards for it's own citizens. Instead of us having a thriving functional system, America has now become completely detached from reality. They put profit above everything, they chase ever increasing growth above everything else, no matter if that means that our system falls apart.. Our system falls apart because that business model is unrealistic, not possible & a complex system cannot flourish under those circumstances. We could eventually see mass homelessness or widespread poverty, mass Renter's with little to no actual home owners. We will see empty store fronts and those empty places will be contrasted by the only businesses left that are owned & ran by the few who remained wealthy, but then we also have the large companies, as well as the corporations.. We have forgotten what the soul of America is made up of... It comes from a thriving multilevel system.. where even the lower income brackets could have had obtainable & comfortable living options.. if the lower income level citizens cannot at least exist comfortably in their own way, the system that we know of will eventually breakdown..

[@DLYChicago]

I would like to see the maps include Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean islands. And, perhaps, similar shows presenting the challenges for different parts of the world. This is a global issue, that reaches far beyond the continental U.S.

[@MizMite2002]

Canada has the south to absorb the weather.

[@gregwilvert]

Thank you so much for diffusing this vital information. And thanks for lowering the volume of the background music! Much better now :-)

[@wind-leader_jp]

I learned that there was a large-scale power outage due to the recent hurricane. I also know that it suddenly got hot in California, and power shortages caused power outages. I heard that one of the causes was an over-reliance on solar power. I'm commenting from Japan, but I used to be in a position to teach about reducing CO2 emissions, so the product in the photo is a passive cooling device that uses cool air in the morning and evening to cool homes. Heat accumulates inside the house, so if you exhaust it with wind every day, you can significantly reduce your electricity bill from air conditioning. In Japan, there is always the possibility of long-term power outages due to earthquakes, so we developed this type of device, and I think it will be necessary in America in the future as well. It has also been reported that heat-related disorders can have after-effects.

[@girlanonymous]

Scary stuff, but necessary. I was around for Al Gore (was in my 20s) when he was talking about this very topic. I have always taken it seriously. Now, I hope America wakes ups (in light of all the extreme weather events we’ve seen across the country).

[@ecurewitz]

Same

[@JohnJohn-wr1jo]

"America wake up".... Ya can't be serious. Rome is burning, and everyone's wondering what's cooking for dinner.

[@firefliflihi5719]

Lets stop cutting down all the trees! And buildimg cement to hold the heat!

[@BlueAgaveStudios]

And then they name the streets Elm, Maple and Spruce.

[@Raymund-Swales]

Just moved from Key West after 29 years. Floods whenever it rains or there is a high tide. Car insurance tripled for some last year due to all the vehicles getting written off. Lost a beach 12 years ago. 44° weather. City having to raise property tax, which is already through the roof, for the burgeoning pensions.

[@LimitlessThinker]

I used to live in Key West. The Keys are beautiful.

[@eklectiktoni]

Cities should start retrofitting the sidewalks, parking lots, and other appropriate surfaces with pervious concrete to help mitigate the flood risks.

[@phillipphil1615]

In the meantime, after Helene and Milton. Governor DeSantis has once again declared anthropological climate change is not a thing. And if I understand correctly, bringing up climate change is no longer allowed in official documents in Florida.

[@Acccountable]

Were you alive in the 60's and 70's? We had 4-5 cat 4-5 storms a season, Wake up.

[@BlueAgaveStudios]

@@Acccountable But then we are woke. Go back to sleep.

[@claudiaharris2873]

Correct. Also in Texas the words climate change are not allowed in schools or universities.

[@jennlynnechancey]

I Live in the suburbs of Atlanta... this really hits home!! So interesting!

[@homerthompson416]

That is extremely grim seeing Bexar County (eg where San Antonio, Tx is) get so much darker on that graph from 2023 to 2053. Our summer of 2023 shattered the previous record with 75 days of 100+ here. Until 1998 the record was 33 days of 100+ in 1948 and the record through 2022 was 59 days (had 58 in 2022 BTW). So to see our average summers are going to start being around 100 days of 100+ by 2053 just looks like a nightmare. The Texas electric grid barely survived Summer 2023.

[@carlstephens1532]

Don't be fooled by the Texas grid , this scam has been going on a long time , yes they use the blackouts to make excessive profits, ask cruz why they won't up date their grid ,

[@wizardchairman3691]

*Awesome Video, @MaiyaMay , PBS should be proud to have you as a presenter*

[@peterbelanger4094]

Obvious DEI pandering, ugh, so much of that now. Tired of that 'look", seems every presenter now is signaling the virtue of the network they are on with their hue.... Sooo tired of it. Blackrock really DOES call the shots, don't they?

[@bentravelstv]

The entire South!

[@JoLo6696]

Hey @PBS Please make your app worldwide available. Greets from Germany.

[@SeniorGymBro-Tom]

Beware of metro Phoenix- way too much concrete and asphalt and still “growing”.

[@edbouhl3100]

I’m retired in Los Angeles County. At least it’s in a state that recognizes climate change and is making preparations. And so am I. Just last night I was surfing the web for AC technology for those 125 degree days. Current tech is severely stressed once temperatures go over 100. Nothing popped. Move? “Better the devil you know”. I’ve already bolted the house to its foundation, etc, and among other things am currently planning high wind retrofits using the Florida building code (mostly DIY - too expensive otherwise). I expect convective storms eventually. Rain/flooding, wind, hail, lightning, possibly blown embers.

[@euroschmau]

California doesn't care about climate change, if it did, it'd build out mass transit and depopulate places like Los Angeles.

[@douglasengle2704]

Global warming has been at about 1°C since 1992. The cause of global warming is not known in 2024. Climate Change from global warming was to start to be observable when global warming reached 1.5°C on track for 2010 in 1980. There has been no observable climate change from global warming as of 2024.

[@volkerengels5298]

food shortage. Why ppl think biosphere is NOT affected?

[@mujkocka]

A sealed basement is actually very cool. My home recently have been better insulated last year and it had stayed cool in the ground floor. I have 2 storeys

[@jasonreed7522]

Air conditioners use the refrigeration cycle where the efficiency (technically CoP) is the heat pulled into the evaporator divided by the work supplied through the compressor. The ideal efficiency is given as the temperature of the evaporator divided by the difference in temps between the evaporator and condenser, measuring in kelvin or rankine. Basically the larger the difference between inside and outside temps the lower the maximum efficiency physically possible. To handle large heating loads you simply need to buy a unit rated to move more heat per hour and should expect a lightbill to match. Much more economical is reducing that heat load, primarily through insulation and rejecting direct solar heating in the summer. (Basically get insulation if you don't have it, upgrade old windows, fix major leaks, and cast shade on your house and consider painting it a light color.)

[@MrMarkOlson]

All risks are not the same. Putting San Francisco, with its mild temperatures in the red category because of water shortage risk is disingenuous. People in Florida cannot merely build a desalination plant to avoid hurricane damage.

[@ElleMolinaChannel]

When the Universe has shown us amd teach us so many lessons in so many ways

[@BeeBop1029]

This is related and interesting… it’s November 26. There is a huge worldwide global coral bleaching event going on and I’m currently diving in Bonaire. The coral is dying en masse. It’s unbelievable. It’s horrendous. I don’t see one effing news story on the subject and it’s arguably the most important news by a factor of 10,000.

[@johncunningham1625]

Carl Sagan’s address to congress in 1985 is the only source of information that I have seen change a climate denier’s mind.

[@RobertMJohnson]

john cunningham: uneducated in everything to do with climate science and an inveterate arrogant marxist

[@antonyjh1234]

Remember this is for the next 80 years, a doubling of sea level rise will happen multiple times during that time and going forward and this is the best it's going to be now for possibly the next 2000 years.

[@ecurewitz]

Along with more frequent more intense storms

[@feeberizer]

I'm in southern NM. Our summer temps were above normal for longer because we didn't get our usual rainy season monsoon weather to cool things off. Now we're in our dry season with less than 4 inches total rain so far. There's no way we'll reach our average yearly total of 8 to 9 inches.

[@Think-dont-believe]

NM Is a desert.

[@johnbob4545]

I'm over in Las Cruces. It was way cooler than last summer, but the heat stuck around longer this year. Just a few more days and it'll be nice again.

[@feeberizer]

@@Think-dont-believe Yes, but we used to have monsoon each year which gave us totals as high as 12 or even 16 inches. Reservoirs and aquifers would get replenished, but that's not happening now and those resources are getting depleted.

[@feeberizer]

@@johnbob4545 I'm north of city limits and we saw way more than a month of 100°+ weather. It's only dropped below highs in the 90s this past week. Just goes to show you how patchy the weather is around here.

[@johnbob4545]

@@feeberizer Oh I know. I'm on what they call the East Mesa. I went to Sparkys last week and I felt like I was cooking with the burger.

[@iTzDritte]

Can we get a link to the map?

[@cpersiani4466]

Yeah, because I wanna buy in those areas cause I’m I’m assuming people are gonna sell for the cheap

[@saladman8745]

@@cpersiani4466 dawg thats a losing investment , the areas are only going to get worse

[@brendancooney9401]

@@cpersiani4466and you’ll be selling cheaper as prices keep plummeting. A falling market with an up turn in about 10,000 years!😉

[@zentierra7803]

I live in the desert southwest and we've been experiencing - yep - record heat for the month of October, so far...we're talking 10 to 14 degrees *above* what we should be for this time of year. So, yeah, we're still in "triple digit" temps. We _are_ supposed to _finally_ get a break next week, but when one lives in one of the hottest parts of the country, losing even a few weeks of what would normally be our "cool" period for the year is a lot because, yes, even those of us "desert rats/lizards" get tired of the heat!

[@nicolatesla5786]

Actually desert lizards are going extinct in Arizona.

[@kmoses582]

Heat waves are climate cold is weather. I guess snowbowl having a long season this year was proof of warming.

[@Cptmorgon]

It's funny to see climate change happening before our eyes in the Southwest, specifically Phoenix, with an abysmal attempt to do anything about lessining the impact of it. The last project I saw being implemented was installing artistically designed metal shade structures for people waiting to cross the street at maybe eight locations.

[@kmoses582]

@DementiaDon I was being sarcastic, Snowbowl is the ski hill about two hours from Phoenix and this year it's last day for skiing was 1 June, the latest it has ever closed in its history.

[@RobertMJohnson]

@@nicolatesla5786 where precisely...where homes and roads have been built?

[@ARandomDonut]

Aside from Arizona and California, there is actually a county in Texas that had 100 100 degree days in 2023. Starr County is the first of likely many readings of this type in the future.

[@Think-dont-believe]

It’s normal.

[@RobertMJohnson]

meanwhile the southwest continues to be one of the fastest growing places in the entire western world

[@mdj-ie7rj]

@@Think-dont-believeoil bot 🧌 you guys cute

[@tomadams2319]

I expected to find a link to the maps here. All the links are just ads for the series! The maps are not even named so I can search for them! Show your references.

[@brothermayihavesomeloops7048]

Thank you. I second this. Blindly trusting people is how we got into this mess in the first place.

[@RobertMJohnson]

@@brothermayihavesomeloops7048 what mess are we in? weather that you don't like all the time?

[@brothermayihavesomeloops7048]

@@RobertMJohnson A collapsing ecosphere.

[@RobertMJohnson]

as the world poverty rate declines everywhere on the planet.

[@brothermayihavesomeloops7048]

@@RobertMJohnson Oh yes, I forgot, money makes the sun rise and set. Thanks for refreshing my memory.

[@tobarstep]

I live in one of the Florida counties that is already orange on that map, and I can tell you that basically the entire summer is already outside the bounds of human habitability - at least for this human.

[@Chowlife]

Fantastic breakdown ❤ This is hard news but so necessary

[@leahpollard3710]

Love this show, love the host, love her guests! Ty!!!

[@taosholly]

WHY is Hawaii most always left out of these reports???

[@RobertMJohnson]

because amazingly no one in Hawaii is concerned about the magically rising Pacific overtaking its shorelines

[@taosholly]

@@RobertMJohnson Are you kidding me?? Check out Honolulu Civil Beat to educate yourself about what is happening on the North shore of Oahu for example. Your ridiculous, uninformed comment amazes me.

[@RobertMJohnson]

@@taosholly it's called erosion, Jack. the pacific is not rising and inundating hawaii. i've been all over all islands multiple times. magically there's endless oceanfront property doing just fine

[@GregoryGuerrier]

Informative information packaged in a great way to educate. Congratulations on the show! 👏🏾

[@brothermayihavesomeloops7048]

I appreciate that you guys didn't sugarcoat this one with hopium at the end. We need to begin accepting the irreparable consequences we've sown - we are not changing course, and we are not going back to climate stability. Young folks like myself are tired of hearing that "but we COULD save the planet!" That's a nice fantasy for a perfect world without greed or corruption.

[@robertflood552]

I love these and love everything about them!! Wish our trajectory was different :(

[@karloalexanian6683]

The maps shown above about the days above 100 and 125 degrees were heat index not temperature.

[@karloalexanian6683]

It will be not hot, but not that hot.

[@BkNy02]

There's a difference between dry heat and wet heat. 50 degrees in Florida is different from 50 degrees in Ohio. Same temp but both feel different.

[@DallasSpohn]

Maiya is great. I hope her show does well.

[@SuperWiz666]

To bad they left out volcano and earthquake risks, which are already being increased due to the shift in planetary surface mass (water) from the Arctic and land ice to the equator.

[@shawnholbrook7278]

💖PBS, thankyou.

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

Dr. Swain, the best. (Weather West)

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

Predicted the future, those dark purple areas in Florida completely lost power and still don't have it back!

[@FloridaCore]

The areas without power in Florida where almost all communities in highly suburban sprawl areas where the infrastructure and development is the worst. I live in Downtown St. Pete which got hit hard by Milton but because the infrastructure is better in urbanized communities I never lost power and only briefly lost water and internet. Aside from the big news from that storm, such as the Trop losing its roof and a tower crane falling, Downtown St. Pete was nearly back to normal the following day. This doesn't mean we all need to live in cities but it does show we need to stop the bad development patterns of sprawl.

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

@@FloridaCore true that! I keep thinking that these far flung areas would be much better served by decentralized renewables, especially solar. I lived in Keystone Heights which is very rural but we almost never had power problems because we were so close to the station. Solar would be a great way to do that, in the interim while we work on solving the problem of sprawl.

[@artistjim114]

Haha! You’re in the ATL! I did a video shoot right on that bridge in college! Love your show even more now!

[@DeltaElites]

Carl Sagan warned the world of climate change in front of congress decades ago, people didn't listen. Keep in mind though, for scale purposes on this chart, Los Angeles county has a larger population than 42 states so it's based on the number of people effected.

[@wulver810]

Gonna have to risk it and move to Atlanta.

[@erickvillegas8327]

I was really hoping they would talk about why Los Angeles county is extremely risky. Not that I don't agree with them, but what makes it risky. The droughts, it's density of population, the demographics of the population?

[@anjalE30]

It sits right next to the Ring of FIRE

[@erickvillegas8327]

@anjalE30 so because of its location along the ring of fire, LA is becoming increasingly risky as our climate changes? Can you explain how the ring of fire is influenced by climate change?

[@anjalE30]

@@erickvillegas8327 it's NOT the climate that's changing!! It's the TIMES If ppl cannot see that we are living in the last days, LITERALLY Then there's no hope for the blind deaf and dumb

[@erickvillegas8327]

@@anjalE30 Is this supposed to be a joke? Wow, I actually addressed you like a person responding to my comment. You're probably a bot. Lol 🤣

[@anjalE30]

@@erickvillegas8327 YOU are the A I. Programmed to only what the world tells u to think and do That is why u do not understand what the SPIRIT is saying

[@juliew1446]

What about those of us in Alaska or Hawaii? Or for that matter, the American territories? It’s frustrating to see so many of these videos and maps focus only on the continental US.

[@seed.meditation]

Agree with you

[@memathews]

Nice to see the Oregon Coast background in one standup shot. I was surprised to not hear Portland, Oregon mentioned as a flood concern. If there's more rain water and sea level rise, then downtown Portland and the surrounding Metro area will regularly flood since it is only 25-50 feet above sea level and at the confluence of two large rivers--even though the city is 80 miles inland!

[@ronkirk5099]

I'll be settling down for the duration in Maine next spring/summer. I can tolerate winter cold much better than the extreme summer time temperatures of the south, and being retired, I even have the option of traveling south for a couple months during the Maine winter anyway. I'll definitely be considering flood hazard when I buy a place up there because precipitation is increasing in the north.

[@hardyk2010]

@1:48 I see Cannon beach OR behind you.

[@jessicaveganjessica2208]

It would be helpful to have a detailed list of the top areas that are projected to be the safest from climate change, in the US. Not everyone can move, but I'd appreciate knowing.

[@adoxartist1258]

How is it that Mississippi consistently gets left out of lists we are on? It's juat as bleak for us here as for our neighbors east and west of this mysterious land mass.

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Yay for “irrespective”!

[@maralisil]

Loving Central New York state! ❤

[@fredherfst8148]

Interesting analysis. Would have been nice to show the Pacific Northwest separately, as it was never clearly visible.

[@davidbooth5230]

Well Done!!

[@JanBerges]

Thank you

[@pecquet-dubalaix8288]

Is it really Climate Change ?

[@mrgrossenbacher86]

Maybe I missed it, but where can i find a link to the map mentioned?

[@NoOnesaidthis]

Fracking beauty

[@freddienh]

I could listen to her for ever

[@JonBrou]

Heaven help us all 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Amy-po3hu]

Alaska and Hawaii?

[@StevenBlea]

Anyone got a link to the map shown in the video? I wasn't able to see Massachusetts very well.

[@Joyce-v7f]

Climate crisis messages should be shown everywhere, and maybe people will realize how seriously dangerous it is on all human communities worldwide.

[@hhydar883]

Imagine if the money spent on wars is steered towards saving our own people from these challenges

[@rockabye_baby187]

No kidding if you want to live in a peninsula state you're very vulnerable. But, thats always been true.

[@demetri0586]

One, Maiya! My Best Buy girl ❤

[@veramae4098]

Michigan is nice.

[@gamingtonight1526]

THE RISKIEST Places are anywhere in the U.S. and anywhere in the world. A hurricane hit Florida, but the mid Eastern states were the most affected.

[@julieblair7472]

I feel like North America is moving to a monsoon style climate. Dry all year then all the precipitation at once.

[@user-lx7fj7rl3f]

All the places people have piled into the last few years have aways been the most at risk for warming temps. It is true that the South and Southeast are the traditional Black Belt states, but the risks don't care about race or age.

[@ryanfoster5902]

The scariest part of this for me is the heat. Much of the country experiencing 125° days?? That is a death sentence for those who are outside, or potentially community scale fatality events if power goes out. Absolutely horrifying.

[@WolfsonsWay]

Do you have a link to the maps?

[@DivergentMoon]

You are talking about CONTINENTAL United States only. Why's that? What about Hawaii? Puerto Rico? Guam?

[@steven4315]

Alaska?

[@Cycology_Major]

This was just a 7:42 short clip. Seek out longer videos

[@nikmartin6668]

Please talk more about why LA County is at risk. It wasn't really addressed. Otherwise, great video.

[@fudhater8592]

2:36 where is that?

[@Stargate2077]

I find the density aspect of these maps skew the view of this. A dense area has a greater ability to marshal resources to adapt and to mitigate the effects of climate change which I feel these maps fail to take into account.

[@forscythe4284]

Where can I find this map online???

[@hughjaass3787]

Damit! The worst rated county in Florida is right beside my home county of Polk.

[@elucidatedvoyyd]

audio mix needs more compression guys

[@kammusik145]

Dekalb county, we’re @ high risk 😪

[@casperimprovedintransition8002]

I am very disappointed that your coverage was not the entire continent. Mexico and Canada are also on this same ship.

[@GhostOnTheHalfShell]

I want to emphasize that extreme weather events also tear at the living planet. A monster storm like Helene, dropped 80,000,000,000,000 gallons of water on the US south in that water scoured away not only just property but entire town if the structure farm topsoil and great chunks of landscape. And it is our natural landscape that is central to regional climate because that landscape manages hydrology and temperature. Life on this planet has been shaping climate for 3 billion years. And when you rip it off the surface of the Earth, you are ripping away the climate we knew.

[@climatecypher]

Would be interesting to see a mortality overlay.

[@Vector_Ze]

Is that Haystack Rock & the Needles in the background? Sure isn't Atlanta. Girl, you get around! [jealous]

[@frankblangeard8865]

Ashville, North Carolina?

[@philipreeves9311]

It's sad that PBS will soon likely lose its federal funding.