WMO: 2015 / 2016 temperature records creating surge of climate refugees

The Ecologist
Nov 14, 2016, 10:06 am41 pts
Record global temperatures in 2015 and 2016 are causing a humanitarian crisis that is more than double that of conflict as a cause of displacement and migration, the WMO stated today. Heatwaves, flood, drought and fires are all contributing to the declining food and water security affecting over 60 million…

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