Daught, hurricanes, tornados, flash floods, sink holes doesn't make Texas a carefree area to live. Is there someplace in the US that doesn't have Texas weather, earthquakes, or any other terrible events?
I've been thinking the same thing. In fact, I posted about how climate change should be considered when moving to a new state. I may jinx it, but in the 16 years we've lived in Dallas we've had a tornado come close but not hit us, and we were recently in a drought but are now mostly out of it due to the rain. Dallas doesn't experience hurricanes because we are far north of the coast. Houston experiences hurricanes. As
@Blessed mentioned, Dallas is a great city, very cosmopolitan with lots to do and friendly people. We have very hot summers, but they aren't typically humid so they are tolerable.
We left South Florida due to getting hit by numerous hurricanes. Days without power in sweltering weather, along with exterior home damage. You spend days preparing for a hurricane in Florida, then if it doesn't hit you've wasted your time. If it does hit, you are miserable. Even Tropical Storms flooded out areas. I'll take the sporadic tornado, hearing the tornado sirens, then hiding in the closet under a blanket and emerging safe any day.
I wouldn't move to the Southwest because they are in a severe drought, and in 2023 water rationing will begin in AZ and NM. CA is exempt at the present time but they are predicted to have severe flash flooding sometime in the next few decades.
Not sure where I could move that won't be experiencing natural disasters sometime in the future. It all seems to be anyone's guess these days.
