>Vermont was a "climate haven" and then we had record flooding.
This stems from a misunderstanding/oversimplification of climate risks. Some risk is [mostly regional](https://www.reliance.school/blog/which-us-states-are-most-at-risk-from-climate-change) (such as heat waves and drought), some risk is hyperlocal; [flooding falls into the latter category](https://firststreet.org/research-library/flood-model-methodology?utm_term=first%20street%20flood&utm_campaign=202506+%7C+Global+%7C+First+Street+Branded&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2930222646&hsa_cam=22638772533&hsa_grp=179342738366&hsa_ad=771366919629&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-1426623628009&hsa_kw=first%20street%20flood&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22638772533&gbraid=0AAAAA_zZGiAJOLJJ-5UPD92sNgp1vWL4S&gclid=Cj0KCQiAnJHMBhDAARIsABr7b85xBEuQxJMnu-rbQ2up_qCmim2HJqqi94xJodLezlHraqdb16bEC-waAt2aEALw_wcB). You can live in a resilient region but if you're sitting on a floodplain, you shouldn't expect that to protect you.
Media outlets love to put out lists of "climate haven" states and cities, and then run with "nowhere is safe" narratives the moment disaster strikes. Anyone who's putting serious thought into this decision should largely ignore both.