Climate Migrants: On the Move in a Warming World

Hirsch, Rebecca E

ISBN 10 : 1467793418 ISBN 13 : 9781467793414

Editeur : Twenty-First Century Books (Tm), 2016

Synopsis

Around the world, from US coastal towns to island nations of the Pacific and the deserts of Africa, people are in danger of losing their homes. Some have already fled. Others know they are running out of time. By 2050, at least 25 million people will be driven from their homes due to the effects of climate change.

Droughts, desertification, rising sea levels, melting permafrost, and severe storms are drastically redefining the planet's landscape and leaving many places unable to support human populations. Although developing nations are especially vulnerable to the impacts of extreme climate shifts, ultimately, people in wealthy countries will also be forced to migrate. Experts expect Americans to move from drought-ravaged California, sea-swept Florida, and numerous other vulnerable areas to crowd into the few remaining safe havens.

Humans cannot stop climate change altogether. Yet leaders can minimize the damage by curbing carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change and by adapting communities to better withstand climate-related stresses. Even so, for many people, relocation is already a reality. How they adjust to their new homes--and how their new communities adjust to them--will set the stage for a future defined by a warming planet.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children's author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can't Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep. She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1467793418
• ISBN 13: 9781467793414
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 88
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible