This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
The term “climate haven” never made much sense. After Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of rain on western North Carolina, many major media outlets marveled at how Asheville, which had been celebrated as a climate haven, had been devastated by a climate-related disaster.
Some in the media later reported accurately that climate havens don’t actually exist. But that still raises the