The World As We Know It
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rating: 6.3
Weather: Very hot, very dry
Issues: Water shortages, rising temperatures
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, extreme heat, drought, wildfires
Anchorage, Alaska
Rating: 8.2
Weather: Temperate, pleasant
Issues: Very few. Four seasons, lovely weather
Risk Factors: Earthquake, flood, extreme weather
Atlanta, Georgia
Rating: 6.1
Weather: Extremely hot, erratic weather
Issues: Widespread disease, rising temperatures
Risk Factors: Heat, disease, hurricane/monsoon, extreme weather, tornado, flood
Boise, Idaho
Rating: 7.0
Weather: Very hot, 'Phoenix' weather
Issues: Economic depression, heat
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, tornado, drought, wildfire
Boston, Massachussetts
Rating: 6.95
Weather: Wet, rainy, temperate
Issues: Flooding
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, flood
Buffalo, New York
Rating: 7.6
Weather: Warm, temperate, good vacation spot
Issues: Heat
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, tornado
Charlotte, North Carolina
Rating: 6.2
Weather: Wet and hot
Issues: Going under due to rising sea levels, short on electricity, malaria, red tides
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, hurricane/monsoon, heat, drought
Chicago, Illinois
Rating: 9.1
Weather: Great weather! Time to get out the swimsuit.
Issues: Not many.
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, tornado, drought
Cleveland, Ohio
Rating: 7.55
Weather: Temperate
Issues: Not many
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, tornado, drought
Dallas, Texas
Rating: 5.6
Weather: Very hot, hellishly so
Issues: What isn't an issue, besides the real estate prices?
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, tornado, heat, drought, wildfire
Denver, Colorado
Rating: 8.3
Weather: Temperate, warm winters, great location
Issues: Not many
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, drought, wildfire
Honolulu, Hawaii
Rating: 7.55
Weather: Hot, wet
Issues: Temperatures rising, but still livable at sea level
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, hurricane/monsoon, volcano, earthquake, heat, flood
Houston, Texas
Rating: 3.9
Weather: Hot, wet, hellish
Issues: What isn't an issue here?
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, hurricane/monsoon, tornado, flood, drought, heat
Kansas City, Missouri
Rating: 6.6
Weather: Hot, dry
Issues: Bad weather, dry climate
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, tornado, heat, drought, wildfire
Las Vegas, Nevada
Rating: 5.8
Weather: Hot, dry, hellish
Issues: Crime, climate, still Las Vegas
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, heat, drought
Los Angeles, California
Rating: 0.0
Weather: N/A
Issues: What Los Angeles?
Risk Factors: Radioactivity
Memphis, Tennessee
Rating: 5.6
Weather: Humid, hot
Issues: Disease-ridden, swampy
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, tornado, flood, heat, disease
Miami, Florida
Rating: 4.0
Weather: Underwater!
Issues: Scuba equipment required
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, hurricane/monsoon, tornado, heat, flood, disease
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rating: 8.0
Weather: Winner in the climate change lotto
Issues: Don't spend too much money at the Mall of Americas.
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, tornado
New Orleans, Louisiana
Rating: 0.0
Weather: Underwater!
Issues: Scuba equipment required
Risk Factors: Drowning.
New York City, New York
Rating: 6.9
Weather: Hurricane season year round!
Issues: The city is going underwater. Buy inland now for some future waterfront property!
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, hurricane/monsoon, flood, heat, disease
Norfolk, Virginia
Rating: 6.2
Weather: Hot, wet
Issues: Large government and military presence, rising water
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, hurricane/monsoon, heat, flood
Orlando, Florida
Rating: 6.4
Weather: Extremely hot, hurricane prone
Issues: Economically strong, but erratic
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, hurricane/monsoon, tornado, heat, flood, drought, wildfire, disease
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rating: 6.3
Weather: Erratic
Issues: Overcrowding, struggling economically
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, hurricane/monsoon, heat, flood
Phoenix, Arizona
Rating: 5.7
Weather: Ridiculously hot
Issues: Welcome to the city where it never rains. Ever.
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, heat, drought, wildfire
Portland, Oregon
Rating: 9.0
Weather: Great!
Issues: Not many. This place is yet another global warming winner!
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, earthquake, flood
Salt Lake City, Utah
Rating: 5.4
Weather: Hot, dry
Issues: A new city for your sin! No competition for Vegas, but a great spot for crime lords looking for a change of scenery and fresh territory.
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, heat, drought, wildfire
San Diego, California
Rating: 8.0
Weather: Wonderful!
Issues: The nuclear plant on the fault line is a problem, but hey! Great weather here!
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, earthquake, heat, flood, drought, wildfire
San Francisco, California
Rating: 8.7
Weather: Hot, dry
Issues: Great spot to sell property and take a vacation! Selling land here is a highway robbery without the highway!
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, earthquake, wildfire
Seattle, Washington
Rating: 8.5
Weather: Great waterfront property, with great weather! Just a little rainy.
Issues: Mudslides, and that tiny volcano problem.
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, volcano, earthquake, flood
St. Louis, Missouri
Rating: 3.7
Weather: Nobody looks up when the ground's shaking.
Issues: A swim in the Mississippi River is a dip to die for. No, really.
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, tornado, flood, drought, heat
Washington, D.C.
Rating: 6.4
Weather: A little wet, but if you like a house in the water...
Issues: Will be underwater within ten years, and has huge crime problem.
Risk Factors: Extreme weather, hurricane/monsoon, heat, flood
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