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If you are moving to Florida - Get this book and decide on West Virginia

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2021

If you are moving to Florida - DON'T! If you are thinking about buying this Book -- Double DON'T!!

Retirees and Others - Just don't move to Florida! If you do, you need to GeoArbitrage on climate and have a Summer rental place such as in Davis, WV.

Pogue didn't do good research and mention secret niche Climate Havens such as Davis, WV.

FLORIDA (No!)
1. Hot as you know what
2. The Republican Governor sucks like a Hoover
3. Trump lives here.
4. Too many tax dodgers and hedge funders from New York come here and drive up home prices.
5. If you live around Disney World, you will gradually become Goofy.
6. If you want to live along the Florida Gulf coast or Atlantic coast ... Buy FLOOD Insurance and a BOAT.

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Scott Mclendon

Are you street smart? Then don’t bother.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 16, 2021

Climate change prep for the completely uninformed or a 5th grader. I was expecting more and was very disappointed.

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Thomas Wikman

How to prepare for any disaster and how to deal with the aftermath

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 21, 2022

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This book focuses primarily on how to prepare for disasters, how to survive and manage during a disaster and how to deal with the aftermath, clean up, insurance, etc. The title implies that this is a book about climate change, and the book discusses climate change to some degree, but the title really seems to be referring to the fact that natural disasters of various kinds will become worse and more common with climate change and the focus is natural disasters. There is nothing wrong with that. Learning how to prepare and cope with natural disasters is extremely useful and important. The advice and facts in the book are practical and helpful. Our neighborhood was ravaged by an EF3 tornado a couple of years ago and if I had read this book before that happened, I believe we could have avoided a lot of suffering. As a result, I am working on changing my life.

It covers a lot of types of disasters; floods, sea level rise, heat waves, drought, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, mosquitos/ticks, etc. It covers a lot of issues including protecting yourself as the disaster strike, evacuation issues, food security, water security, energy, and electricity, protecting children, the elderly, pets, and animals, filing claims, getting help, how not to drown in a flood, how to avoid heatstroke, dealing with riots and looting, insurance, deducting disaster losses on your taxes, investing sustainably, etc. The book gives advice on where to live to avoid natural disasters, how to build your house, what insurance to get, and much more. The book has thousands of advice for you and contains thousands of facts and hundreds of references. It is impossible to remember all of this so I would focus on what applies to your situation and your location. In that regard this book is a reference book, but you can also read the whole book, like I did. After reading this book I decided not to move to Florida.

One thing that made me sad was that in the past evacuation orders often stated that you must leave your pets behind, which resulted in many people not evacuating. I feel the same way. I’d rather stay behind and die with my dogs than leave them behind. In Australia a wildfire victim jumped out of a rescue helicopter once he found out that his dog wasn’t coming. The book’s advice was to evacuate before the evacuation order come if you have pets.

The book has a few annoying errors. On page 540 the book claims that the average American eats 222 pounds of meat per year. On page 544 the book claims that Chinese meat consumption was 30 pounds of meat per year in the 1980’s but it is now five times as much, or twice as much as Americans. When did 150 pounds become double as much as 222 pounds? The book also failed to take into account the different population size (China 1.4 billion, US 330 million) when comparing Chinese emissions to American emissions and then it starts comparing all of Asia to the United States. It is a minor issue but these misrepresentations could misinform some readers. I still give the book five stars because it contains so much useful information.

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PolarPro

Brilliant Guide! Must Have!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 6, 2022

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The 1 book you must have to make a plan for yourself & family re potential climate change impacts. Filled with Data, maps, reviews, critical info. Highly recommended.

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I wish I’d had this book 50 years ago!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2022

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Great book on climate impacts and how to prepare for them. It is chock full of incredibly useful information! I wish I’d had this book 50 years ago.

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greytfriend

Useful, interesting, breaks it into practical steps to take

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 19, 2021

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This isn't a book about climate change science, though lots of it gets explained though the author's frame of the subject. This is a book of practical suggestions of what you can actually do to deal with the changing world. Things that are happening now and things that are coming in the near future. Some of the suggestions are simple things you can do now - only run fans when people are in the room, fans cool people not rooms. Preparing a g0-bag for emergencies and what should be in it. Some suggestions are big things that would take tons of prep - major house renovations, moving to a new location. But it all makes sense and there are a lot lot lot of things I hadn't thought about. Not all of the book will apply to each reader. For example, the chapter on prep for potential wild fires isn't an issue where I live. But I'd rather have a huge book with a few sections that don't apply to me than have important things left out. Plus you might find those sections interesting even if they don't directly impact you at the moment.

This is the first book in ages that I dog-eared many corners and plan to actually refer to again. First job is preparing that go-bag!

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kvm

Information is survival...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 13, 2021

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We all can do something to help the planet and our species. This book is packed full of information on what and what not to do. It has web sites and resources for you to investigate. Thinking of moving? Well this book has suggestions on where to move to and why. Building a house, get this book and learn more about building that house better. A great reference book to have around the house. Loved it David Pogue!

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Electronzap

Great book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2021

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I really enjoy David's episodes of NOVA, and thankfully he brings that same energy into this book.

You get a lot of well explained facts about climate change, and realistic suggestions of actions that you can take. Each one of which taking up no more than about a sentence or paragraph so that reading never becomes either overwhelming or boring.

This book is far more realistic in it's predictions of what the future holds and what actions you can take to protect yourself than scientists or preppers present to us. It focuses on challenges that will need to be overcome over time and obtainable alternatives to how and where we currently live, instead of simply telling you to stop using fossil fuels, and/or that society will suddenly collapse one day.

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Joann S

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 17, 2022

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Everyone in the nation should read this book and take to heart this information

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Adriana Tarazon

Informative practical guide!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 6, 2021

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David Pogue is a skilled writer who is able to take complex concepts and break down them into easily digestible bites for the reader. He is both realistic but also optimistic/encouraging of things people can do to cope with the inevitable climate change that we are facing.

On a side note, he was kind enough to email me back after I wrote a list of questions regarding best places to live in the future.

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William J.

Be prepared

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 6, 2021

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A clear, detailed book about what can be expected from climate change and how to prepare yourself and your family for dealing with the emergencies that will surely arise from its increasingly dangerous weather events. I found the well researched knowledge and clear suggestions to be invaluable in putting together a plan and what is necessary to be well prepared. I sleep a bit more comfortably knowing I won't have to start from scratch when disaster strikes, or make serious mistakes when it comes time to recover from any damage to my home. I recommend this invaluable book without hesitation to anyone who is concerned about climate change and being prepared.

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Linda G

Packed with info needed NOW

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 11, 2021

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Though the overall theme is preparing for the future, the book is packed with information useful to everyone now - checking your insurance coverage, storing food and water, sustainable investing, etc. Chapters cover specific calamities that are occurring now - hurricanes and tornadoes, floods, wildfires, heat waves, droughts, mosquitoes and ticks (and the diseases they transmit) - and how you can reduce their negative impact on your life. It's a long book but was a quick page-turner for me. As a Houston resident, the recent freeze, as well as hurricanes, heat waves, and mosquitoes, just reinforced how timely this book is. I HIGHLY recommend it.

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