Some say climate migration has already begun
According to the UN, most of the 59.1 million people displaced globally in 2021 were so due to climate-related causes.
The warming planet is causing more intense storms and extreme weather, which is forcing millions of people to flee their homes around the world. Some experts say this problem will only get worse as conditions become more unbearable.
Reset digs into how extreme weather events — like Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico — impact migration from Latin America and the Caribbean.
GUEST: Juan Declet-Barreto, Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability, Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientist
Gaia Vince, author Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
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Some say climate migration has already begun
According to the UN, most of the 59.1 million people displaced globally in 2021 were so due to climate-related causes.
The warming planet is causing more intense storms and extreme weather, which is forcing millions of people to flee their homes around the world. Some experts say this problem will only get worse as conditions become more unbearable.
Reset digs into how extreme weather events — like Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico — impact migration from Latin America and the Caribbean.
GUEST: Juan Declet-Barreto, Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability, Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientist
Gaia Vince, author Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World