Climate change is forcing 20 million people a year from their homes

**Cinnabar** · 12-07-2019, 02:06 AM

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of weather-related climate disasters that have forced people from their homes. The total jumped from just over 200 to more than 1,500 within a decade, making climate disaster the world’s leading cause of internal displacement.

Today, people are seven times more likely to be internally displaced by climate-fuelled disasters than natural disasters, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Over the past decade, about 80% of those displaced lived in Asia, which is home to more than a third of the world’s poor.

Oxfam’s research shows people in low and middle-income nations around the world, such as India or Nigeria, are four times more likely to be displaced by extreme weather disasters than those in wealthy nations.

This despite poorer nations generally contributing less of the CO2 emissions that are fuelling the problem.

Small island states, such as Cuba and Dominica, are among the worst affected areas, making up seven of the 10 countries most at risk. Inhabitants of these islands are 150 times more likely to be driven from their homes by extreme weather than people living in Europe.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/...nge-displaced/

Sad that the folks who are contributing the least to the problem are the most affected. Well, the mass migrations will even the score I guess.

**cancel2 2022** · 12-07-2019, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by Cinnabar

Sad that the folks who are contributing the least to the problem are the most affected. Well, the mass migrations will even the score I guess.

How the fuck does climate change cause earthquakes, dopey twat? As for Oxfam, they were nearly put out of business by sex scandals, so it's very much in their interest to make up shit to fill their depleted coffers. Seriously fool, just shut the fuck up.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48593401