Mass Migration
Climate as a Risk Factor for Armed Conflict
These experts agree that climate has affected organized armed conflict within countries. However, other drivers, such as low socioeconomic development and low capabilities of the state, are judged to be substantially more influential, and the mechanisms of climate–conflict linkages remain a key uncertainty. Intensifying climate change is estimated to increase future risks of conflict.
Causes of Central American Caravans
The Guardian-The unseen driver behind the migrant caravan: climate change 10/30/2018
While violence and poverty have been cited as the reasons for the exodus, experts say the big picture is that changing climate is forcing farmers off their land – and it’s likely to get worse.
Britians First Climate Refugees
The Guardian Fairbourne Wales 5/18/2019
As sea levels rise, Fairbourne, sandwiched between mountains and the beach, is being returned to the waves. But where will its residents go?
'We're moving to higher ground': America's era of climate mass migration is here
The Guardian- Climate Migration 9/18
By the end of this century, sea level rises alone could displace 13m people. Many states will have to grapple with hordes of residents seeking dry ground. But, as one expert says, ‘No state is unaffected by this’
