“As the West burns, the South swelters and the East floods, some Americans are starting to reconsider where they choose to live,” writes New York Times climate reporter Kendra Pierre-Louis in an article suggesting people might someday migrate to Duluth to escape global warming.
Link: “Want to Escape Global Warming? These Cities Promise Cool Relief.”
The article relies largely on the observations of Jesse Keenan, a lecturer at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design who studies urban development and climate adaptation. He was in Duluth March 19 for the “Our Climate Futures Conference” at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Video of his speech is below.
