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Migration From Central America Driven By Climate Change

Source
CleanTechnica.com

Publication Date
2021-06-10

Climate change is a major factor forcing Central Americans, left with no other option, to flee their homes, as the dual threats of drought and extreme weather have destroyed crops and productive farmland, Bloomberg reports. Central America is responsible for less than 1% of global carbon pollution, yet is one of the most vulnerable regions on the planet to the ravages of climate change. Nearly one-third of residents of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, the so-called Northern Triangle, suffer from crisis-level food insecurity.

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https://cleantechnica.com/2021/06/09/migration-from-central-america-driven-by-climate-change/