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World faces daunting refugee crisis because of climate change http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1244661307
The world should brace itself for millions of climate refugees in coming decades, a mass migration that will be larger than any in human history, says a new report.
Although it's too early to estimate exactly how many people might be on the move, the report, compiled by researchers at Columbia University, developmental aid agency Care International and the United Nations University, cites other studies that suggest the number could be as high as 700 million by 2050.
“In coming decades, climate change will motivate or force millions of people to leave their homes… Although the precise number of migrants and displaced people may elude science for some time, the mass of people on the move will likely be staggering and surpass any historical antecedent,” says the report, which is being released Wednesday.
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