Think 5 million refugees fleeing civil war in Syria is destabilizing? Try 500 million refugees fleeing rising sea levels everywhere. You know, just in case you were thinking of climate change as inconvenient weather, rather than a massive, escalating risk of political disruption.
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Replying to @NGrossman81
Not just rising sea levels. Take drought into the equation, and connect it to the Somalis and other Africans who’ve already braved the Mediterranean. They’re coming.
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Replying to @RickPetree
Right. As crazy as it sounds, my comment was understating the risk.
10:59 AM - 8 Oct 2018
from Urbana, IL
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