than Louis B. Mayer.

Scientists warn it’s hard to blame climate change for any single event. But with disasters piling up, some residents in hard-hit areas are concluding that staying in the line of fire is no longer an option.“I think that the interest in climate havens is fundamentally about hope — wanting to have a safe place to escape the worst impacts of climate change,” said Nicholas Rajkovich, an associate professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo. “But regions, counties and cities need to work to plan for the population change, combined with the impacts of climate change, that they will see.”

While little data exists documenting this phenomenon, there have been reports of U.S. families heading to cooler destinations not touched dramatically by climate change. Communities close to Canada — such as Cincinnati, Duluth, Minnesota, and Buffalo, New York — are popular landing spots. Another Paradise family also chose Vermont.Ellie Holden, center, examines a box of “fire treasures”, which are the burnt remains of their family’s California home, with son Jack, left, and husband James, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Proctor, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Ellie Holden, center, examines a box of “fire treasures”, which are the burnt remains of their family’s California home, with son Jack, left, and husband James, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Proctor, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this January 2019 photo provided by Sue Womack, James Holden sifts through the remains of his family’s homestead, which burned to the ground in a 2018 wildfire, in Paradise, Calif. (Sue Womack via AP)In this January 2019 photo provided by Sue Womack, James Holden sifts through the remains of his family’s homestead, which burned to the ground in a 2018 wildfire, in Paradise, Calif. (Sue Womack via AP)

The Holdens lost everything in the Paradise fire, joining thousands who never returned. The

in the Sierra Nevada foothills destroyed 19,000 structures and killed 85 people. Only several thousand of the 27,000 residents chose to remain and rebuild.The U.S. on Thursday will release its April report for inflation at the wholesale level, which is what companies are paying for goods. Economists expect an easing of inflation there.

The latest update Thursday for retail sales is expected to reflect a sharp drop to 0.2% in April from 1.4% the previous month.Retail giant Walmart will also report its latest financial results on Thursday and its financial forecasts will be closely watched.

In the bond market, Treasury yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.54% from 4.47% late Tuesday. The two-year Treasury yield, which moves more closely with expectations for Fed action, rose to 4.06% from 4.00% late Tuesday.All told, the S&P 500 rose 6.03 points to 5,892.58. The Dow fell 89.37 points to 42,051.06, and the Nasdaq gained 136.72 points to 19,146.81.