"These U.S. counties regularly get hit by hurricanes, face major wildfires and floods and swelter under punishing heat.

For two decades, they’ve also been some of the most popular places to move as Americans have flocked to the South and West.

Many northern locales and expensive coastal cities have lost residents over the same period."

Mira Rojanasakul and Nadja Popovich report for the New York Times September 30, 2024. [2]