Tag: <span>climate migration</span>

Climate change and loss of culture: Why you should care

What’s your mental picture of the impacts of climate change? Starving polar bears, prolonged drought, rising sea levels, inundated cities, melting glaciers? But have you ever thought about the loss of cultural components because of climate change? If your answer is “no”, you’re in the same boat as most people. …

Middle America: A New Home for Climate Refugees

What if you were told your home would permanently disappear in the near future. How would you react? The citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands are currently dealing with this dilemma. Their country consists of over 1200 islands and two chains of coral atolls. With an average elevation …