Heat is expected to get far more brutal in certain parts of California. People are still moving there in droves
Many of the fastest growing communities in California are in areas expected to face the highest temperature increases by the end of the century. … Across California, average summer temperatures have already risen by approximately 3 degrees Fahrenheit since 1896, the cascading impacts of which have already begun playing out — extreme heat events, rising sea levels, heightened wildfire risk and more severe drought, just to name a few. … Some of them may not have sustainable water supplies that can withstand droughts or the energy capacity to shield people from heat during the hottest times.
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