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Do you think Climate Change will cause some US cities to decline, and others to thrive? I see cities like Phoenix, Vegas, El Paso, Houston, New Orleans and Miami having huge population declines. People will leave when things get bad. On the other hand, the Great Lakes should thrive, as a safe haven with plenty of water. Chicago, Minneapolis and Pittsburgh will be the big gainers. What do you think?
With the icebergs melting, ocean waters rising and polar bears migrating; I'd say Arizona and Nevada could be ocean front property so yes, people will leave when things get bad. I'd hope there's enough warning for those people to be safe though.
If we were smart we'd develop transcontinental pipelines that could alleviate Midwest flooding and bring more water to the lovely west coast to help out in agriculture. Probably too expensive.
During the dustbowl days many people moved from OKL & TEX to the west coast for a better life and better weather. Then they and others moved back to OKL & TEX for yet other reasons…… While the climate seems to change people will move accordingly if their needs are affected. The north is becoming so severely cold in the winter that many people have to migrate south to avoid it. Without energy you can’t survive the harsh cold any more than the in the hotter southwest during the summer months. It’s difficult to predict where the best location to live or move to at this time, because everything changes.
Are you kidding? No city will "thrive" in climate change. As it gets worse, everywhere will be negatively affected. Obviously the coastal cities will be impacted the hardest, but the economic fallout, food shortages caused by crop failure, chaotic and extreme weather patterns, and the chain reaction of events caused by the interruption of trade will impact every part of this country and others. Cities, towns, rural areas... no one is immune.
The north is becoming so severely cold in the winter that many people have to migrate south to avoid it.
Chicago actually had an extremely mild winter the year before the polar vortex. Climate change is making them a bit more volatile, but Chicago is not expected to become the Arctic anytime soon. They're actually predicting the opposite to happen. Chicago's climate is expected to have more in common with Baton Rouge once all is said and done.
Well if Phoenix dries up, by that time these polar vortex winters will develop into the next ice age, these cities will have a direct impact.
That's really not how it works. The vortex has an equal chance of producing extreme highs as it does extreme lows. In the Pacific Coast and Russia especially, last winter and summer were near all-time highs. They're caused by the slowing of jet streams, which occurs during periods of changing temperatures (like rising temps). Slow jet streams also cause more flooding and snow, since storm systems move much slower than usual and dump more precipitation before moving on.
With the icebergs melting, ocean waters rising and polar bears migrating; I'd say Arizona and Nevada could be ocean front property so yes, people will leave when things get bad. I'd hope there's enough warning for those people to be safe though.
If we were smart we'd develop transcontinental pipelines that could alleviate Midwest flooding and bring more water to the lovely west coast to help out in agriculture. Probably too expensive.
Just a bit.....unless you can find a way to cheaply move 8.3 lbs/gallon of water or (naturally) evaporate the water before transporting it.
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so yes, people will leave when things get bad. 
I'd hope there's enough warning for those people to be safe though.
