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Climate Migrants: On the Move in a Warming World
Hardcover
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 homesand how their new communities adjust to themwill set the stage for a future defined by a warming planet.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781467793414 |
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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, PhD, is the author of numerous books about science, nature, and geography for children. 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