Climate change-influenced refugee crisis may lead to long-term settlement issues
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 12:14
in Earth & Climate
While many models suggest that climate change will prompt a substantial number of people to leave their homes, not all research so clearly finds this is the case. Investigating cases where computer models seemed to indicate only limited impacts of climate change on people leaving rural areas, a team of researchers now suggest that the models may reveal a more nuanced circular migration pattern in areas stricken by climate change impacts.