Climate at a Glance: Climate Refugees
Political refugees on a rubber boat in the middle of the sea. The actual number of climate refugees is zero, although the U.N. once predicted 50 million would occur. Image licensed from 123RF.com
Bullet-Point Summary:
As the Earth modestly warms, there has been a reduction in climate-related refugees rather than an increase.
The asserted causes of climate-refugees – increasing crop failures, catastrophic weather events, and islands lost to rising seas – have failed to occur.
A majority of islands predicted to shed climate refugees due to sea-level rise are growing, not shrinking.
Almost all nations asserted to shed climate refugees due to crop failures are benefiting from steadily increasing crop yields.
The United Nations confirms climate-related disasters have been declining this century.
https://climateataglance.com/climate-at-a-glance-climate-refugees/
