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Climate migration is part of our future. Is it a problem or a solution?

Grist

The hotspots for migration, according to the new report, are in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and South America , though small island nations are disproportionately impacted due to the effects of sea-level rise.

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'The next decade will determine our future': A business guide to IPCC's atlas of climate impacts and resilience

Business Green

Coastal communities face habitat destruction and sea level rise. Under the same conditions, people in Africa's tropical regions are projected to lose between three to 41 per cent of their fisheries' yield by the end of the century due to local extinctions of marine fish.

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'Grave and mounting threat': IPCC again raises alarm that climate impacts are proving worse than feared

Business Green

It notes that extreme weather events and sea level rise around the world has caused havoc with urban energy and transportation systems, as well as property and critical infrastrucutre, and calls for policymakers to work with all stakeholders to scale solutions that can make cities more resilient in a warming world.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

Sea level rising (not because of melting). Naturally the ice which is ‘floating’ in the Arctic will not directly impact sea levels when it melts. The amount and intensity of storms is only expected to increase. + It is other physics: water will expand when heated.