Could climate change cause the next refugee crisis? Extreme weather events are making many areas of the world bad places to live and work.
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Earth records its hottest day ever - twice
Could climate change cause the next refugee crisis? Extreme weather events are making many areas of the world bad places to live and work.
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What's happening?
Last Monday, 3 July 2023, was the hottest day the world had ever seen. Across the planet, the average temperature was 17.01C.
But then the record was quickly broken. The next day, the average temperature was 17.18C. And on Wednesday, it was even hotter: 17.23C.
Experts think that climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change. is a big cause of the heat. The world is getting warmer. It is a process known as global warmingThe Earth is getting hotter due to climate change..
Heat is not the only thing linked to climate change. It also causes more extremeVery great, or beyond what is expected. weather, making disasters such as floods and droughts more common and more deadly.
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Today, more and more people are finding that they can no longer live in their homes. Extreme weather puts their lives at risk or means that the cropsPlants that are grown on a large scale by farmers, such as vegetables, fruits and wheat. they plant do not grow.
Already, people are leaving their homes and moving to other places. They are known as climate refugeesAnyone fleeing conflict or persecution is defined as a refugee by the UN as a refugee, regardless of where they are from.. At the moment, most of them move from the countryside to cities in their country. But some choose to move to other countries.
Experts think that in the years ahead, more and more people will need to leave their homes. Some even say that there could be 1.4 billion climate refugees by 2060.
Climate campaigners say we need to prepare for this now. The first thing to do, they say, is to act now to try to slow down the number of climate refugees. But the world can also try to help people to prepare for climate change or make plans to find homes for the millions of people who may have to move.
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Could climate change cause the next refugee crisis?
Yes! As the planet warms, sea levels will rise and extreme weather will put people and crops at risk. More and more people will move to find safety.
No! Most people leave their homes due to war or povertyThe state of being very poor. . This is not likely to change soon. And with the right help, some people may be able to change how they live and keep their home despite climate change.
Keywords
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Global warming - The Earth is getting hotter due to climate change.
Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.
Crops - Plants that are grown on a large scale by farmers, such as vegetables, fruits and wheat.
Refugees - Anyone fleeing conflict or persecution is defined as a refugee by the UN as a refugee, regardless of where they are from.
Poverty - The state of being very poor.
Earth records its hottest day ever — twice
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Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Global warming - The Earth is getting hotter due to climate change.
Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.
Crops - Plants that are grown on a large scale by farmers, such as vegetables, fruits and wheat.
Refugees - Anyone fleeing conflict or persecution is defined as a refugee by the UN as a refugee, regardless of where they are from.
Poverty - The state of being very poor.