r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

I worry about settling down somewhere with scarce water supply. Austin is arid, but has some decent aquifers.

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u/speakingofdinosaurs 1d ago

The water wars are going to be brutal.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

Probably why I'd go for the PNW, over CA, even though it's colder and gloomier.

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u/speakingofdinosaurs 1d ago

Colder and gloomier now. Could all change with the climate.

I love LA but I do recognize we have maasvoe water issues to solve if we are to survive the coming years.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

If things get hot enough, I'll move back to NY

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u/cg415 1d ago

The CA climate from the Bay Area northwards is expected to stay relatively stable and comfortable, under current global warming predictions. It'll get hotter of course (more similar to current day coastal So Cal), but it won't be a dry desert hellscape unless things heat up even more than expected. Either way though, most of it will still be more susceptible to drought and fires than the PNW, just as it is now.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

The Bay Area is so damn expensive though