<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Retire In Florida Or Arizona? Bad&nbsp;Idea!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/florida-overview.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="8737" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/retire-in-florida-or-arizona-bad-idea/florida-overview/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/florida-overview.jpg" data-orig-size="415,332" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="florida-overview" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/florida-overview.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/florida-overview.jpg?w=415" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8737" title="florida-overview" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/florida-overview.jpg?w=415&#038;h=332" alt="" width="415" height="332" srcset="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/florida-overview.jpg 415w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/florida-overview.jpg?w=150&amp;h=120 150w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/florida-overview.jpg?w=300&amp;h=240 300w" sizes="(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px" /></a></p>
<p>Florida and Arizona have a lot of heat in their climate systems, which makes them very prone to severe weather.</p>
<p>When looking for a place to spend your golden years, consider the latest climate research from our top scientists. We now know that places with minimal energy in the climate system have stable, calm weather. A few suggestions below.</p>
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<p>Mt. Washington, New Hamsphire</p>
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<p>Because of the very low energy climate, wind speeds rarely exceed 250 MPH.</p>
<p>Nunavut, Canada</p>
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<p>What better place to go fishing than on the beach? It is dark in Nunavut for several weeks a year, which keeps the excess heat down and makes it an ideal retirement spot.</p>
<p>Greenland Ice Sheet</p>
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<p>What more could a retiree want?</p>
<p>Whatever you do, avoid the dangerous high energy climate of Florida</p>
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<p>You can 100% trust our top climate scientists about this. A lower energy climate is a better climate.</p>
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