People have been fleeing the cold weather of the north and moving to warmer climates in the south, but the Atlantic says global warming will cause them to move from Arizona to Michigan. About 90% of my fraternity house at ASU were climate refugees from the upper Midwest
America’s Climate Boomtowns Are Waiting – The Atlantic
Meanwhile, back in the real world ..
“Five Southern States Account for Most of Nation’s Population Growth
Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina added almost 1.2 million people between them this year. The South was the only region to draw net new residents from other states.”
Five Southern States Account for Most of Nation’s Population Growth
Experts also say we will all have to move to Antarctica.
Climate change study predicts refugees fleeing into Antarctica – Telegraph
One of the largest uses of Colorado River water is growing corn to produce biofuels.
“To mitigate climate impacts associated with energy consumption, renewable fuel policies have been established in the USA that encourage production and use of corn ethanol. Current fuel usage of corn ethanol is approximately 15 billion gallons/year (57 billion liters/year), with nearly all of this in the form of E10 (10% blend in gasoline). There is now interest in increasing fuel ethanol usage to achieve nationwide levels of E20 or greater. Due to lack of capacity and poor economics, cellulosic ethanol cannot contribute significantly to increased fuel ethanol production in the near term. Thus, rapid growth of fuel ethanol usage implies expansion of corn ethanol beyond current levels. The objective of this study was to assess the potential water requirements of expanding corn ethanol to provide for nationwide E20 fuel by 2025.
