Casualties of climate change: Sea-level Rises Could Displace Tens of Millions

• Autores: Alex de Sherbinin, Koko Warner, Charles Ehrhart
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 304, Nº. 1, 2011, págs. 64-66
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the impact that climate change caused by global warming, such as rising sea levels and shifts in rainfall patterns, will have on human civilization and the humanitarian challenges it presents to the international community. According to the authors, the migration of humans as a result of climate change has reshaped civilization since the beginning of recorded time. Topics include humanity's entrance into an era of man-made climate change as a consequence of greenhouse gas emissions, the increasing frequency of natural disasters as a result of climate change, and three regions in the world where floods and drought have prompted forced migration and displacement, including Mozambique, the Mekong Delta, and Mexico.