The heat is on — and that's Why Climate-caused Migration is set to Reach 700 Million

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There’s growing opinion that sweltering weather and drought in Mexico and other Central America nations have made the U.S. much more of a climate haven than a place to seek asylum or economic improvement.

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And it’s not just related to the Mexican border crisis — it concerns about 700 million people worldwide, according to a United Nations estimate, with the European Parliament saying that, “If areas that today are vulnerable become uninhabitable tomorrow, this will bring permanent and international displacement on a massive scale.”

“Climate change is pushing people to cross borders, and especially the southern border of the United States,” says a report in the Atlantic Monthly, which posits that America’s immigration challenge is about climate change as it is about any other issue.

Trapped in the middle
What neither of the descriptions of the horrible problem address in detail is where these people will go. Those trapped in Mexico, and those who are in the U.S. and may be sent back to Mexico, could be sent further south, which is where many of them initially came from. That path south is to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. These nations may not be willing to take them back.

The climate migration chaos could quickly turn into a standoff. At some point, this could even turn into armed conflict as nations protect their resources for their citizens.