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Florida

Lydiarose

(68 posts) Tue Nov 23, 2021, 12:35 PM Nov 2021

Anyone thinking of escaping? [View all]

Last edited Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:58 PM - Edit history (1)

Are you considering leaving Florida due to increasing intensity of hurricanes, storm surge flooding, salination of drinking water supply, red algae blooms, fish kill, erosion, other potential catastrophe changes due to climate change? If so, where would you like to move?

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Anyone thinking of escaping? [View all] Lydiarose Nov 2021 OP

We left Florida (St. Augustine) roughly five years ago......... moved to San Francisco. No regrets. secondwind Nov 2021 #1

Son and wife are in Florida Freddie Nov 2021 #2

Home to TFG Lydiarose Nov 2021 #7

True Freddie Nov 2021 #8

Nope. Hate the politics here and I moved from SoFla to central Fla to lessen the hurricane incidents mitch96 Nov 2021 #3

Where? Lydiarose Nov 2021 #11

My Florida Friends Have Learned To Live With All Of Your Listed Problems But..... global1 Nov 2021 #4

I understand how your friends feel Dreampuff Nov 2021 #5

Where? Lydiarose Feb 2022 #21

DeSatan Lydiarose Feb 2022 #17

Second generation Floridian here .... SarcasticSatyr Nov 2021 #6

+1 ! mitch96 Nov 2021 #12

How? Lydiarose Feb 2022 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Lydiarose Feb 2022 #19

Climate change affects everyone everywhere Zorro Nov 2021 #9

Climate Change Lydiarose Nov 2021 #10

I believe there are blue areas around Gainesville and Orlando. radical noodle Dec 2021 #14

You're right... allegorical oracle Dec 2021 #16

No. Instead of moving, I'm radical noodle Dec 2021 #13

Possible to get along in Florida allegorical oracle Dec 2021 #15

Leaving a state because you don't like its politics is exactly what the other side wants you to do. Towlie Feb 2022 #20

I have plans to leave in the near future bluecollar2 Apr 2022 #22