Fleeing Disaster
Torrential rains, typhoons, and floods force millions from their homes every year. Those who live in poverty are the most likely to be displaced. In the past 40 years the urban population of developing countries has grown more than 320 percent, putting even more people in potential paths of destruction.
Climate change is expected to make extreme weather worse and more frequent. Political conflicts and natural disasters such as earthquakes are compounding issues. Says Michelle Yonetani of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, “We are increasingly talking about crisis in the plural.”
Kelsey Nowakowski, National Geographic , February 2015
Climate change is expected to make extreme weather worse and more frequent. Political conflicts and natural disasters such as earthquakes are compounding issues. Says Michelle Yonetani of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, “We are increasingly talking about crisis in the plural.”
Kelsey Nowakowski, National Geographic , February 2015
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