Overheated and uprooted by climate: Extreme Weather Forces Millions To Move

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Semafor recently reported that extreme weather had forced millions of Africans to relocate, with many of these from Senegal, which has been plagued by drought. And with the intended destination often being Spain’s Canary Islands, which lies off the African landmass, most of the trips are treacherous ones over land and then to the open ocean.

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But the Senegal problem is just part of the problem, which stretches from the American South to India. It involves climate changes so radical that people have to, or will have to, leave places where they live for somewhere “climate safer.” The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says that in India, 45 million people will need to leave their homes permanently due to “climate emergencies” by 2050. The numbers in Pakistan and Afghanistan may be nearly as large due primarily to heat and drought.

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Meanwhile, rising oceans worldwide will threaten hundreds of millions of people in almost every nation adjacent to the sea. This has begun in the U.S. in cities ranging from New York to Miami to the Gulf Coast in Texas.

The need to migrate faces several problems in most geographic areas. No places nearby are suitable for those who need to leave many climate-challenged areas, while others suitable for relocation are in nations wary of incomers — and that may defend themselves militarily.