Don’t know if I will be alive at around that time but my vote is for South India. That’s where I am from(born and raised). Just want to rest where I was born.
Ask HN: Best Place to Live in 2050?
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Re: Ask HN: Best Place to Live in 2050?
#32You should probably look at some prepper forums.
Best guess is someplace remote, decent soil, good supply of water, somewhat mountainous (CO2 is heavier than O2 although probably negligible, lower temperatures higher up, better chance of rainfall if weather patterns shift and you are located between 2 bodies of water), and not too far south but also not too far north (not sure how fast ocean currents would slow and what affect that would have in each location). Probably best to find a small group of trustworthy and like minded individuals/neighbors to plan with.
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#33As long as we are not talking WW3, Russia is hands down best place to be, it could easily stay cohesive with a lower standard of living, has been switching to internal supply chains for a decade now, has swaths of empty land and population not foreign to a concept of living off land, but most importantly it is under populated. Low population density - check Good defense - check Cultural and societal background necess…
Ostensibly it would mean WW3, with the potential of China and India moving north.
Re: Ask HN: Best Place to Live in 2050?
#34The older I get the more I appreciate the US Midwest (where I am originally from and where I live now). There are quite a few advantages in your doomsday scenario as well! - Cooler climate, and far away from many natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. This should make the effects of warming/climate change milder. - Plenty of fresh water - Diverse local economy including manufacturing and a…
"Plenty of fresh water"
I think this is highly dependent on specific location and the source. Things tend to get more arid around the western half of KY and OH. The Aquifer running under much of the plains-y areas is expected to run dry in the next 30 years. Who knows how weather patterns might affect it further.
Re: Ask HN: Best Place to Live in 2050?
#35The best place to be is home. In an emergency situation, your own government (the one you hold the citizenship for and have cultural ties with) is the one you can rely on.
Non-citizen residents will get shafted.
Any country that is too foreign will be hard to navigate (I mean navigate the bureaucracy) in an emergency situation. And also consider, as a foreigner your ties with the locals are going to be weak so you will need to fend for yourself.
I mean, as an EU citizen who has lived in multiple EU countries, this is also true today when everything is smooth sailing.
In any emergency situation it won't take long for anti-foreign sentiments to become a cause for concern.
Re: Ask HN: Best Place to Live in 2050?
#36North Mediterranean area, Catalonia or French Riviera. France is one of the best natural defense (alps) countries with the atomic bomb. Spain is self defended by the sea. You have The Pyrenees and The Alps as barriers. Access to water, rivers.
Social unrest is going to increase in Catalonia for sure. By 2050 maybe there are independent or maybe not.
On one hand, if Catalans are independent they will be isolated (no EU members thanks to Spain's, and maybe France's veto).
On the other hand, if Catalans are not independent, there will be protests about this, criminality, and maybe even terrorism.
If you like Spain, I would vouch for Galicia (if you like cold climate with rain) or Malaga (international city with mild climate all year).
Re: Ask HN: Best Place to Live in 2050?
#37The older I get the more I appreciate the US Midwest (where I am originally from and where I live now). There are quite a few advantages in your doomsday scenario as well! - Cooler climate, and far away from many natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. This should make the effects of warming/climate change milder. - Plenty of fresh water - Diverse local economy including manufacturing and a…
"Plenty of fresh water" I think this is highly dependent on specific location and the source. Things tend to get more arid around the western half of KY and OH. The Aquifer running under much of the plains-y areas is expected to run dry in the next 30 years. Who knows how weather patterns might affect it further.
That's interesting and I didn't know about that! I think at least in the great lakes area things should be ok, but who knows for sure what long term changes may happen.
Re: Ask HN: Best Place to Live in 2050?
#38In a societal collapse scenario, you probably want to live in a country with decent defence ability and enough clout to throw its weight around in international diplomacy, even if quality of life is lower than some of the smaller, better located, better governed countries. Eg. Germany over Sweden.
Due to climate change, Germany will become Spain (and Spain will become north of Africa) by 2050. So, perhaps the north of Sweden would suit better.
> Due to climate change, Germany will become Spain (and Spain will become north of Africa) by 2050.
Where do you people get that nonsense from?
Re: Ask HN: Best Place to Live in 2050?
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Plenty of fresh water" I think this is highly dependent on specific location and the source. Things tend to get more arid around the western half of KY and OH. The Aquifer running under much of the plains-y areas is expected to run dry in the next 30 years. Who knows how weather patterns might affect it further.
That's interesting and I didn't know about that! I think at least in the great lakes area things should be ok, but who knows for sure what long term changes may happen.
Yeah, I think there's enough lake effect precipitation in that general area. The area in jeopardy is further west.
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#40As long as we are not talking WW3, Russia is hands down best place to be, it could easily stay cohesive with a lower standard of living, has been switching to internal supply chains for a decade now, has swaths of empty land and population not foreign to a concept of living off land, but most importantly it is under populated. Low population density - check Good defense - check Cultural and societal background necess…
Be sure to give a friendly wave when you first see your Chinese neighbors! Might be good to brush up on the language too.
In North America, anyplace that isn't a target for The Bomb. Decentralization is our friend: small towns today will be more important in the future, once large cities are done in.