Climate Change Is a Major Factor Behind Increased Migration at U.S. Southern Border, Experts Say
An estimated 7.3 million people in the region were affected by the twin hurricanes as of December, according to the United Nations. The impact of the hurricanes is one of many reasons migrants from Central America are making the dangerous journey to the U.S. southern border to seek refuge — and just one example of climate-exacerbated drivers of displacement and migration. "Climate change is reinforcing underlying vulnerabilities and grievances that may have existed for decades, but which are now leading to people having no other choice but to move," Andrew Harper, special advisor on climate...
Source: nbcconnecticut.com
