How the Climate Crisis Will Force a Massive American Migration
Provided by: ProPublica|Published on: July 27, 2021
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Videos
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: ProPublica
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This video summarizes the findings of a recent ProPublica report about the effects of climate change on human migration in the United States.
- Students will learn about the locations in the United States where environmental conditions are already becoming difficult to survive and where people may go to escape the unlivable conditions.
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Positives
- This video is concise and illustrates the issue in a thoughtful way.
Prerequisites
- You may have to wait through commercials to get to the video on YouTube.
Differentiation & Implementation
- The link for the article from ProPublica will take you to the full story and provide more information and interactive maps to explore.
- Cross-curricular connections can be made with economics and civics classes, as the video discusses the unequal distribution of climate-related disasters and the unequal ability to move or relocate to avoid them.
- Other resources related to this topic include this video and this article.
The resource presents projections of climate change and also scenarios of impacts in the USA. If not addressed, many people will be hit hard, especially low-income communities and people of color. Some will migrate. This resource is recommended to teach students to analyze the scenarios and take climate action.
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