America’s Next Great Migrations Are Driven by Climate Change

America’s Next Great Migrations Are Driven by Climate Change

The increasingly frequent and intense floods, heat waves, wildfires and other extreme climate events jolt us into realizing that we don’t have the comfortable distance of 2040 or 2050 by which to mitigate climate change. The future we were meant to evade is here already, decades ahead of schedule. As world leaders gather at the global climate negotiations in Glasgow in November, they—and we—need to focus on two imperatives simultaneously.?

First, we must avoid the unmanageable by rapidly reducing the emissions that are heating up the planet. And second, we must manage the unavoidable by making ourselves more resilient to the changes that are already here or soon will be. And for billions of people, to adapt will mean to?move.?

That applies to people in the United States as well. But the search for low taxes and sunshine have lured people to Phoenix, Austin and Miami, cities facing drought,?power failure?and?rising seas, respectively. New York, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco—many of America’s principal economic engines are threatened by accelerating climate change damages, from surging seas to?wildfire smoke.?

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Rhonda J. Manns, MBA, BSN, RN, CCM

Design-thinking RN, Nurse Innovator in Clinical Product Management, EHR, Informatics & Digital Health Tech. Helping others to bridge the gap in healthcare innovation. Experienced leading tech initiatives & global teams.

3 年

It's interesting to think about migration from a climate lens. I'm sure that some chose to move to better climates (those from MN to FL/AZ), but I didn't consider those impacted by natural disasters (California Fires, and NOLA floods). Good stuff. Great post

Alison G.

"The Human Condition's Operating System needs to run on Love" Founder & Creative Director Synchronistory?, Planetary Party Planner, Changel (Change Angel)

3 年

In an overheated Emotional Climate with stress fractures from multiple crescendoing crises - not the least of which is Climate - we'll All be rendered Refugees eventually if we don't understand the impact that one part of the Global Body has on another. Multilaterally speaking, the Move of our lifetimes hinges on a truly fine line that defines whether or not all our species will survive this crazy ride. Perhaps?Dr. Parag Khanna?is the new voice of Amerikhanna. And?John Bunzl is the vessel to help move it:?SIMPOL - The Simultaneous Policy

Michael Max Buehler

Professor of Construction Business Management | Infrastructure and Urban Resilience | Corporate Governance | Strategic Management

3 年

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