Abandoning The Gulf Coast?

(Earlier flood photo, NOT from Helene)

 From a N.Y. Times story:

"....as some people migrate away from vulnerable regions, the population that remains grows significantly older. In coastal Florida and along other parts of the Gulf Coast, for example, the median age could increase by 10 years this century — far faster than it would without climate migration.

This aging means that older adults — particularly women, who tend to live longer — are very likely to face the greatest physical danger. In fact, there is notable overlap between the places that Mr. Hauer’s research suggests will age and the places that the First Street Foundation has identified as the zones people are abandoning.

 

Full NY Times story is HERE.