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Provided by: TIME |Published on: November 18, 2022
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Synopsis
This article by author Gaia Vince makes interesting projections about where massive populations of people will need to move and migrate to as the planet warms.
Students will learn about the places on Earth that are becoming less habitable and the many places that may be able to welcome climate migrants as temperatures rise.
This article paints an alarming picture that will surely engage students in a lively discussion.
The article, while jarring, lays out many places that will flourish as temperatures rise.
Additional Prerequisites
Students should understand how rising temperatures will impacts environments around the world.
Differentiation
Cross-curricular connections can be made in science classes discussing climate change and the greenhouse effect.
This article would pair well with a world map, where students can place post-its on the parts of the map that include notes from the text. After reading, students can analyze the notes and discuss trends that they see globally.
Social studies classes can use this article to connect to lessons about global networks and governing bodies, international agreements, immigration policies, and the economic impacts of climate migration for countries losing or gaining population.
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