Climate Migrants: On the Move in a Warming World

Climate Migrants: On the Move in a Warming World

by Rebecca E. Hirsch
Climate Migrants: On the Move in a Warming World

Climate Migrants: On the Move in a Warming World

by Rebecca E. Hirsch

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Overview

Around the world, from US coastal towns to island nations of the Pacific and the deserts of Africa, people are in danger of losing their homes. Some have already fled. Others know they are running out of time. By 2050, at least 25 million people will be driven from their homes due to the effects of climate change.

Droughts, desertification, rising sea levels, melting permafrost, and severe storms are drastically redefining the planet's landscape and leaving many places unable to support human populations. Although developing nations are especially vulnerable to the impacts of extreme climate shifts, ultimately, people in wealthy countries will also be forced to migrate. Experts expect Americans to move from drought-ravaged California, sea-swept Florida, and numerous other vulnerable areas to crowd into the few remaining safe havens.

Humans cannot stop climate change altogether. Yet leaders can minimize the damage by curbing carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change and by adapting communities to better withstand climate-related stresses. Even so, for many people, relocation is already a reality. How they adjust to their new homes—and how their new communities adjust to them—will set the stage for a future defined by a warming planet.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467793414
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date: 08/01/2016
Pages: 88
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile: 1230L (what's this?)
Age Range: 13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children's author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can't Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep. She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Warmer World 4

Chapter 2 Rising Tides 20

Chapter 3 Disaster in the Desert 34

Chapter 4 Coasts in Crisis 46

Chapter 5 The Future of Climate Migration 60

Glossary 76

Source Notes 78

Selected Bibliography 82

Further Information 84

Index 86

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