What sort of papers/info should I be reading in order to move somewhere where this stuff won't be an issue? (okay will be less of an issue..) I heard once a while back that you need somewhere with lots of lakes?
michigan, new york, etc., are getting fucked in regards to air quality right now. i feel like it’s been getting bad for like 2-3 days at a time every two weeks ever since the canadian wild fires
New York's level of fucked depends on where in Upstate you live. Some regions have handled it better than others. But it's an adjustment to make from what I've been told. Would still take it over what the entire southeast US is getting.
true, i’m just speaking from my experience. i live in the midwest and on like 3 different occasions in the past 6 weeks our air quality has hit 250, with it even reaching 275 at one point.
I live in South America but tbh I don't mind moving anywhere if it means I can have some semblance of a normal life and not have to worry about water. I wonder if moving to somewhere in the Amazon is a good move.
Australia? The island that's 80% desert and is hot as hell already? What's the reasoning behind that please?
Thanks for the other advice. During initial covid lockdowns I was stranded in a place with a strong agricultural sector and I felt like the rest of the world could go to shit but I could still buy food from down the road, so that's good advice, yes.
Australia is actually only about 20 percent desert, and another 50 percent semi-arid, whereas the continental US (about the same size as Australia) is about 30 arid or semi-arid - but Australia has only about 7 percent of the population the US does, so you're getting six times the amount of non-arid/semi-arid land per person in Australia.
It's also notable about 55 percent of the landmass is used for agriculture.
Semi-arid areas will probably become greener as a result of climate change (increased rainfall), and already have an annual boom and bust cycle -
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The east coast covers the latitude of 10 degrees south to 45 degrees south and the Pacific Ocean moderates temperature, so temperature extremes are much rarer. For example, the city of Brisbane is in the middle of the Australian east coast but -
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In addition to agricultural security, Australia also has basically all the minerals a modern economy requires and is one of few countries that would do relatively fine in a global nuclear winter. There's tremendous capacity for solar power and pumped hydro batteries, and has the world's largest acquifer with 64,900 cubic kilometres of water covering about 25 percent of the continent.
What sort of papers/info should I be reading in order to move somewhere where this stuff won't be an issue? (okay will be less of an issue..) I heard once a while back that you need somewhere with lots of lakes?
A bible lmao
If you're in the US the great lakes area of the US: Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Upstate New York.
michigan, new york, etc., are getting fucked in regards to air quality right now. i feel like it’s been getting bad for like 2-3 days at a time every two weeks ever since the canadian wild fires
New York's level of fucked depends on where in Upstate you live. Some regions have handled it better than others. But it's an adjustment to make from what I've been told. Would still take it over what the entire southeast US is getting.
true, i’m just speaking from my experience. i live in the midwest and on like 3 different occasions in the past 6 weeks our air quality has hit 250, with it even reaching 275 at one point.
I live in South America but tbh I don't mind moving anywhere if it means I can have some semblance of a normal life and not have to worry about water. I wonder if moving to somewhere in the Amazon is a good move.
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lol I hear Ganymede is nice this time of year
Australia and New Zealand.
Avoid anywhere with a lot of glaciers and snow because the glaciers will melt and you'll be dealing with extreme flooding soon enough.
Avoid anywhere with a large population.
Avoid anywhere without a significant agricultural sector.
Australia? The island that's 80% desert and is hot as hell already? What's the reasoning behind that please?
Thanks for the other advice. During initial covid lockdowns I was stranded in a place with a strong agricultural sector and I felt like the rest of the world could go to shit but I could still buy food from down the road, so that's good advice, yes.
Australia is actually only about 20 percent desert, and another 50 percent semi-arid, whereas the continental US (about the same size as Australia) is about 30 arid or semi-arid - but Australia has only about 7 percent of the population the US does, so you're getting six times the amount of non-arid/semi-arid land per person in Australia.
It's also notable about 55 percent of the landmass is used for agriculture.
Semi-arid areas will probably become greener as a result of climate change (increased rainfall), and already have an annual boom and bust cycle -
The east coast covers the latitude of 10 degrees south to 45 degrees south and the Pacific Ocean moderates temperature, so temperature extremes are much rarer. For example, the city of Brisbane is in the middle of the Australian east coast but -
In addition to agricultural security, Australia also has basically all the minerals a modern economy requires and is one of few countries that would do relatively fine in a global nuclear winter. There's tremendous capacity for solar power and pumped hydro batteries, and has the world's largest acquifer with 64,900 cubic kilometres of water covering about 25 percent of the continent.
Thank you very much for the detailed info! This is interesting reading.