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"As climate change renders the rest of the planet as hostile to human life as the far north, we too must make the choice between throwing up walls and letting t
by bsaul 7y ago
"As climate change renders the rest of the planet as hostile to human life as the far north, we too must make the choice between throwing up walls and letting them down"
Is this really the general conclusion about the cause why people want to emigrate to "developped" countries (the "we" in the citation) ? climat change ?
- lazyasciiart 7y agoNot necessarily the cause of migration today - I think this is a conclusion about how much more of a factor it will become in the future.
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoClimate change was a significant factor in the Syrian civil war and ongoing migration in Central America. It will only become more significant.
- drdrey 7y agoCan you elaborate about the effect of climate change on the Syrian civil war? I am genuinely curious
- sm4rk0 7y agohttps://theconversation.com/is-syria-really-a-climate-war-we-examined-the-links-between-drought-migration-and-conflict-80110 https://theconversation.com/is-syria-really-a-climate-war-we...
- kmlx 7y agothat article mentions that drought was one of the many reasons of the Syrian civil war, not a “significant factor”.
- SomeOldThrow 7y agoWhat is a reason if not a significant factor?
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