Climate migration projections vary by hundreds of millions of people, yet most models have never been tested against historical data. We explore why experts can't agree on the scale or direction of future climate-driven migration.
Best quote from Climate Migration: The Wildly Uncertain Future
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Climate change doesn't just affect the desire to move—it also affects the ability to move. Droughts and floods can destroy livelihoods and make people want to migrate, but they can also destroy the resources people need to actually make that move.
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What will migration look like if climate change gets worse
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