Americans are moving to places with extreme heat

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Americans are moving to places with extreme heat
Americans are moving into areas that are most affected by climate change because of relatively low taxes and affordable housing compared to costal metro areas.
12 of the 15 fastest growing cities in America are in the Sunbelt.
Redfin reports that the 50 counties with the highest extreme-heat risk grew an average of 4.7% between 2016 and 2020.
Roughly a third of Americans live in areas where the government has issued extreme heat warnings. These cities are mostly in the Sunbelt or south.
It is believed that El Nina, a warming ocean pattern that affects the global weather, may have delayed the North American monsoon which drenches Arizona and New Mexico over the summer.
Heatwaves kill more Americans than any other weather related disaster.
42% of the 425 people that died from heat in 2022 in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, were homeless.
More than half of the heat related deaths in the United States involve methamphetamine.
Some way to mitigate the affects of extreme heat is to plant more trees. However, these trees consume water which places like the Phoenix area have in short supply. There are also reflective coatings for the pavement, but that increases radiant heat.
Works Cited:
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/americans-are-moving-to-places-besieged-by-extreme-heat
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