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Climate change seen driving mass migration and political backlash

Original: Lastly, there is climate change. While unlikely to cause the pendulum to drop on the human’s neck in one fell swoop, con

Commenters are warning that climate change will not topple societies in a single dramatic blow, but through a slow accumulation of pressures: massive fires, extreme heat, flooding and violent storms. The argument is that these disasters will force waves of climate migration, and that destination countries will respond with growing xenophobia and anti-migrant politics rather than solidarity.

Why now: Concerns about extreme weather and its political consequences are resurfacing in public debate.

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• Lastly, there is climate change. While unlikely to cause the pendulum to drop on the human’s neck in one fell swoop, continuous massive fires, heat, flooding, and violent storms will cause further mass migration and xenophobic backlash. The countries where climate migrants go… · Snoro · 6

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