‘Do You Want to Rebuild at 80?’ Rethinking Where to Retire

"But the intensifying drought and wildfires in Northern California and escalating hurricanes and storm surges along the Southeastern coastline drove the couple to sell both houses."

This is a crock. HMB is no more subject to drought or wildfires than anywhere else in the country. They fled to NC for the same reason my retired Apple executive neighbor did -- lower taxes and higher quality of life than CA now.