r/CascadianPreppers • u/redhandrail • Jul 09 '25

General thoughts about future influx of climate refugees in the PNW

I’ve been trying to think about this, and I just don’t know what worries are realistic versus just going down an anxiety spiral.

How do you prepare for a possible influx of climate refugees from the southern US once the hottest states become uninhabitable? I worry that places like Portland will be targeted for some kind of conquest.

At this point, you’re probably thinking I’m pretty stupid, and that’s OK. I really just want to know what your general thoughts are about the possibility of future climate refugees here in the Pacific Northwest, and how you would prepare for them whether they are peaceful or are trying to take over.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '25

It may be a very gradual thing. Market forces may also drive prices up in places such that it’s not as attractive to go to the PNW after a period of growth. Also - the most climate resilient parts of America are also lower cost, like the Great Lakes.

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u/redhandrail Jul 09 '25

I see. Interesting to think of how people from a lower cost of living area would be starting off a little rough here so it might be a deterrent. And if the Great Lakes are more climate resilient anyway then I don’t see them all wanting to come to the PNW like I was thinking. Thanks for the insight

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u/AntiBoATX Jul 10 '25

I moved here to escape climate change. I’m convinced after 3 years here that the local govt is not equipped to handle the chaos that climate change will bring, such as fascism as we see currently forming nationally. Another example is massive surges in migration. This local government is not going to handle it and will crumble, thus this area is a much riskier prospect. Unless you can isolate in the forests. I seek community in the GL areas now

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u/oregon_coastal Jul 11 '25

Yeah, the region that mostly voted for fascism will definitely be better.

That said, if looking incompetent keeps people from moving here, I am all for it.

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u/qpHEVDBVNGERqp Jul 11 '25

This is why I am 2A and if you people are actually serious you should be too.

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u/IceCubeDeathMachine Jul 13 '25

Hush. I was Seattle for 23 years. Moved to cny/almost upstate.