Tampa Florida is facing the possibility of what is being called an historic calamity from the big hurricane toward the Gulf Coast of Florida, a storm they say could be the worst in that part of the state in 100 years.
And as residents there stock up on supplies, batten down homes and businesses and with many evacuating, there is more talk about the more severe kinds of weather we’ve seen in many parts of the country.
From the record heat waves here in California and Texas this summer to the heavy rain and flooding in Las Vegas and Kentucky to the hurricane damage most recently in parts of the northeast and Canada, people have been facing more severe weather disasters.
And a report by Axios today points out that the cities and states that have been experiencing many of these weather extremes are areas where the population has grown the fastest.
For instance, they say 9 of the 10 fastest growing major metro areas are getting significantly hotter with many facing natural disasters.
Cities like Las Vegas, Austin Texas and Ft. Meyers Florida are on the list and the report suggests some people are moving into trouble where the heat waves are straining power grids and reducing water supplies. We certainly know about that here in California.
No matter where we move from or move to, there are always going to be various likes and dislikes about the weather, and whether it’s too hot a place to live or too cold a place to live.
But what’s happening does suggest that the weather could become a greater factor when people think about moving somewhere else.
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