More Americans Are Moving To High-Risk Climate Areas

People across the U.S. are moving to places where climate change is expected to bring more wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme weather.

People want to live where they want to live, and selling them on climate change is difficult. As one real estate agent put it, in some people's minds, those risks are years away and most are concerned about getting closer to nature in a well-priced area.

This means a growing trend of Americans moving to places more likely to see risky weather.

Economist Daryl Fairweather says areas that have been growing in population are often impacted by drought, fires, high heat, storms and flooding. That goes against everything we've been taught about staying away from danger.