No city is entirely safe from natural disasters, but a some are better positioned to avoid them than others.

We asked 12 climate scientists where they would consider living to avoid climate change.

Cities like Portland, Tulsa, and Minneapolis ranked among the preferred locations.

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United Nations scientists predict that we have only a decade left to avoid the worst effects of climate change — sweltering heatwaves, violent hurricanes, and larger, more frequent wildfires.

Climate change is already be impacting where people in the US choose to move. A 2017 study found that American homes that are vulnerable to rising seas sell for around 7% less than similar unexposed properties — even though the damage could be decades away.

To figure out what areas are least vulnerable to natural disasters in the future, we asked 12 climate scientists where they would consider living to avoid climate change. All were quick to note that no area is entirely safe, but a few cities could be less vulnerable than the rest.

Here are the cities they said are the least vulnerable to disaster.