Would most of USA's "weather problems" be solved if North America shifted 20 degrees south? (climate, tornadoes)

[Yamato2]

So,
Seattle becomes 27.6 N
Minneapolis becomes 24.97 N
Chicago becomes 21.87 N
Atlanta becomes 13.74 N
Miami becomes 5.76 N

This for certain would solve the "cold winter problem" that plagues northern half of United States in northern hemisphere winter. Also, United States as a whole will be less variable/extreme in temperatures. So, less to hardly any tornadoes that plague the Great Plains states today. United States will become an actual "tropical/sub-tropical paradise".

What do you think? Would you live in this 20 degrees adjusted United States?

[Ethereal]

For me personally, no.

The cold northern cities will then become too hot. Which is just as bad.

Try 10 degrees south.

[yankeefan93]

For me who wants 4 seasons nope! My brother would happily move the US 20°S if he could.

[Warszawa]

Originally Posted by Yamato2

So,
Seattle becomes 27.6 N
Minneapolis becomes 24.97 N
Chicago becomes 21.87 N
Atlanta becomes 13.74 N
Miami becomes 5.76 N

This for certain would solve the "cold winter problem" that plagues northern half of United States in northern hemisphere winter. Also, United States as a whole will be less variable/extreme in temperatures. So, less to hardly any tornadoes that plague the Great Plains states today. United States will become an actual "tropical/sub-tropical paradise".

What do you think? Would you live in this 20 degrees adjusted United States?

That could possibly make North America even worse, imagine a massive, mostly flat landmass sitting at around 20 degrees latitude, sounds like a recipe for something like the Sahara desert or the Indian subcontinent. Not good. 10 degrees south would be better. But even then North America still has too many climactic problems

[Shalop]

Originally Posted by Yamato2

Would you live in this 20 degrees adjusted United States?

Hell no. Cold winters are a saving grace in the contiguous US.

20 degrees further North would be a better solution. So, a Canada-like overall climate, in other words.

[muslim12]

Originally Posted by Shalop

Hell no. Cold winters are a saving grace in the contiguous US.

20 degrees further North would be a better solution. So, a Canada-like overall climate, in other words.

That would make for a huge ice age, no thank you.

[Warszawa]

Originally Posted by Shalop

Hell no. Cold winters are a saving grace in the contiguous US.

20 degrees further North would be a better solution. So, a Canada-like overall climate, in other words.

Upstate NY would really be like Verkhoyansk in that case

[rodentraiser]

If you look at the deserts across a globe, notice that most of them run along a line around the world. If we shifted the US 20° south, that would put a desert right about through the Seattle to New York line.

Shifting the US south would also give us a lot more land to grow crops on, but we'd have to take over Canada to get the northern land.

It's been historically proven that a population in colder climates tends to be much more advanced in technology, so if we turn into a sub-tropical climate, we might end up being the worse off for it.

[ss20ts]

Originally Posted by Yamato2

So,
Seattle becomes 27.6 N
Minneapolis becomes 24.97 N
Chicago becomes 21.87 N
Atlanta becomes 13.74 N
Miami becomes 5.76 N

This for certain would solve the "cold winter problem" that plagues northern half of United States in northern hemisphere winter. Also, United States as a whole will be less variable/extreme in temperatures. So, less to hardly any tornadoes that plague the Great Plains states today. United States will become an actual "tropical/sub-tropical paradise".

What do you think? Would you live in this 20 degrees adjusted United States?

Helllllllllllll no!!!! I've lived in the South. I moved back north as soon as possible. I HATED the heat. Give me snow!!! Oh you're kidding yourself if think the tropics don't have tornados ---- ever hear of a hurricane? Yeah they spawn tornados. No thanks!

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Considering this would put Phoenix at the same latitude as Tegucigalpa ffs, would not want to think what this would breed. Would no longer be desert, due to torrential summer rain, with bone dry winter, and HOT. I would think normal highs would be 88-96 year round, and with lows 70-80 year round. Not sure I would like that