climate migration

Drought Drives Biggest Southern African Elephant Migration Since 2019

Drought Drives Biggest Southern African Elephant Migration Since 2019

Zimbabwe’s largest national park is reporting its biggest migration of elephants and other wild animals to its neighbor Botswana since 2019, as a climate crisis-fueled drought in the region has caused water holes to run dry. Hwange National Park is home to around 50,000 elephants, according to Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks), The […]

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    10 Cities That Could Be Climate Havens in the U.S.

    10 Cities That Could Be Climate Havens in the U.S.

    Florida is sinking. The Western states are drying out and catching fire. Is there anywhere in the U.S. that will still make a good home as the climate crisis continues?    The answer is yes. There are cities referred to as “climate havens” because they are located in areas less likely to suffer from extreme weather […]

    How Climate Crisis Threatens to Reverse Recent Progress in Educating Girls

    How Climate Crisis Threatens to Reverse Recent Progress in Educating Girls

    In recent decades, the education of girls around the world has increased dramatically. But climate change threatens to reverse some of that progress. Extreme weather can increase poverty and force families to leave their homes. In Bangladesh, for example, coastal flooding has forced many poor, rural people to migrate to Dhaka, a crowded megacity. Saniye […]

    Trump Admin Ignored Its Own Data Linking Migrant Crisis to Climate Change

    Trump Admin Ignored Its Own Data Linking Migrant Crisis to Climate Change

    The Trump administration ignored its own evidence on how climate change is impacting migration and food security when setting new policies for cutting aid to Central America, NBC reports. An internal Customs and Border Protection research report obtained by NBC documents how the areas in Guatemala with the most migration to the U.S. are areas […]

    Some Northern Cities Could Be Reborn as ‘Climate Havens’

    Some Northern Cities Could Be Reborn as ‘Climate Havens’

    By Marcello Rossi As extreme storms, flooding rains and devastating wildfires make some parts of the U.S. more challenging to live in, what Americans consider a nice place to call home is shifting — and with that some Americans are moving, too. That’s why cities like Duluth, Minnesota, Buffalo, New York and Cincinnati, Ohio, are […]

    Climate Change Is Already Driving Mass Migration Around the Globe

    Climate Change Is Already Driving Mass Migration Around the Globe

    By Jeff Turrentine Given the oversize role that migration plays in our current political discourse, you’d think there would be more emphasis on the one factor military and security experts believe will affect future migration patterns more than any other: . The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan agency that analyzes and audits federal […]

    Is Winter Miserable for Wildlife?

    Is Winter Miserable for Wildlife?

    By Bridget B. Baker While the weather outside may indeed get frightful this winter, a parka, knit hat, wool socks, insulated boots and maybe a roaring fire make things bearable for people who live in cold climates. But what about all the wildlife out there? Won’t they be freezing? Anyone who’s walked their dog when […]