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How the Climate Crisis Will Force a Massive American Migration
Provided by: ProPublica |Published on: July 27, 2021
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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.
This video is concise and illustrates the issue in a thoughtful way.
Additional Prerequisites
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Differentiation
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 could 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.
