They came to Asheville looking for a 'climate haven.' Then came Hurricane Helene

When Mary Ann Roser and her husband moved from Austin, Texas to Asheville four months ago, they introduced themselves to some of their new neighbors as “climate refugees from Austin,” she says.

Buffalo, New York and Cincinnati, Ohio have referred to themselves as a “climate change refuge” and a “climate haven” respectively.

#ClimateChange #ClimateRefuge
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/09/nx-s1-5137024/climate-haven-hurricane-helene-asheville

They came to Asheville looking for a 'climate haven.' Then came Hurricane Helene

When Mary Ann Roser and her husband moved from Austin, Texas to Asheville four months ago, they introduced themselves to some of their new neighbors as “climate refugees from Austin,” she says.

Buffalo, New York and Cincinnati, Ohio have referred to themselves as a “climate change refuge” and a “climate haven” respectively.

#ClimateChange #ClimateRefuge
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/09/nx-s1-5137024/climate-haven-hurricane-helene-asheville

Migrations #conference starts today! See the attachment for a list of free public events - I'll be moderating the film keynote on Friday. Come on out and sit in the a/c - escape the heat dome AND learn ;)

@academicchatter @WaterlooEvents @waterlooregion #academia #ecocriticism #migration #ClimateRefuge #WilfridLaurierUniversity #Kitchener

It’s pouring rain on the north coast of Humboldt County California. 57 degrees F at 7:00am. #ca #weather #climaterefuge #arcata

Book Review: How #ClimateChange Is Reshaping America
In “The Great Displacement,” Jake Bittle chronicles the devastating effects of a warming #climate on ordinary Americans. https://undark.org/2023/02/24/book-review-the-great-displacement/ #climatecrisis

For Instance: Buffalo, New York, might become a #climaterefuge in the future, something I read in the days after the deadliest snowstorm in decades caused the deaths of at least 47 people in the area.