I agree that a city-level deep dive is in order for Philly- TOTALLY different climate outlook and changing faster than the rest of the state. There are plenty of people who like the way the climate is going there- I mean, if we can keep to the RCP 4.5 pathway- nobody's gonna like 8.5. If we can keep to RCP 4.5, I figure Philly will attract people from up and down the eastern seaboard who like a southern-style climate. But I also prefer it cooler- particularly the winter cold, for pest management. Milwaukee seems like a smart move to me. Nice architecture, too.

Also, thanks for your patience!

Yea, I’ve had a theory for about a decade now that Philly will become a hugely desirable city as the climate continues to change. Although this was initially more due to lack of understanding/fear propaganda about how sea level rise works. Another phenomenon I’ve learned about on your channel and am not so scared of anymore.

That this channel has helped you get a more realistic risk picture for sea level rise is a big complement- thank you!

@@AmericanResiliency trying to stay near by Philly, getting hot for me too. Should I head in to the Allegheny mountains to the west or by Scranton?

The Delaware will cause some problems- you can zoom in and check it out at coast.noaa.gov/slr/. My thinking is, when we're talking about that part of the East Coast, it's a serious relative risk situation. Philadelphia does face challenges, but the challenges are more reasonable than those of most similar size cities in the area. The impacts around Chesapeake Bay, around Long Island, they're quite serious. Many communities will be hit very hard, with much larger impacted areas than Philadelphia. I also tend to look at overall territory. While you're right that we do see extra challenges in those population centers- particularly Philly- there's a lot of land that is looking pretty sweet in Pennsylvania. Good baseline stability, people will want to be there.

I genuinely appreciate it- both your kind words and your support.

​@@AmericanResiliency For sure! I'll share it with people as well. I just moved to PGH from TN so it's nice to hear some positives about the future here.

That would be great! And I think it's a smart move you made, from a climate perspective. Tennessee, there's potential to dig in there- but there are also more emerging threats than we see in Pennsylvania, and bigger overall projected changes. Hope you are settling in well!

You know, because you said it, I keep thinking about how I was taught the wrong way to say Appalachia in school. I did fieldwork in the mountains one summer, collecting & ID'ing lichens. When we would go into town I would hear how people would say it, and it seemed impossible to me that everyone who lived there should be wrong. Made me think a lot, kinda set me on my direction of research.

@@AmericanResiliency That was my experience as well. Most of my early years were in TN and Southwestern VA and everyone there pronounced it the way you did in your video. It was so strange to have out of towners pronounce it differently. I just tended to stick with what the locals called it. Felt more authentic. I'm in pittsburgh now which i've heard referred to as The Paris Of Appalachia, but they do say it differently up here. I guess it just depends on where you are from.

I was SO happy the first time I saw that summer map! This seems likely to be the largest, most intact forested area in the US.

It's been coming up slow. Like, 10 inches since 1950 on a lot of the east coast. But it's supposed to get faster. The military is responding to it. I tend to watch what they're up to more than I watch the Kardashians. Here's an article about the base in Norfolk, very vulnerable important base. If you look into it you can see they've been putting resources into this issue through several administrations. www.wavy.com/news/military/naval-station-norfolk/preparing-for-battle-naval-station-norfolk-engages-with-the-forces-of-climate-change-to-keep-troops-ready-jobs-intact/