• Disasters in warm-weather states spur climate migration to Minnesota

  • Jan 18 2025
  • Length: 4 mins
  • Podcast

Disasters in warm-weather states spur climate migration to Minnesota

  • Summary

  • For some living in the warmer parts of the U.S., extreme weather tied to climate change is enough for them to consider cooler, safer climates.


    No, Minnesota is not immune from the effects of climate change. But one Minnesota realtor says the state’s northern location is appealing appealing to her clientele from southern U.S.


    “When you’re talking to people that are coming from all over the place, they do mention [Minnesota is] a more livable lifestyle that makes them feel safer,” said Mary Schumann, a realtor with Keller Williams Realty.


    Schumann talked with MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner about the role climate change is having in people’s decision to move north.


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