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Millions of people are forced to leave their homes because of climate related catastrophes.
Their you risk to see a dramatic increase in the number of refugees if we don't act on climate change.
Climate change could displace up to 300 million people by 2050 - Business Insider
Climate disasters have forced more than 20 million people a year to flee homes in decade, study finds | The IndependentCatastrophes such as floods, cyclones and fires caused by the climate crisis have driven millions of people from their homes every year for a decade, research by Oxfam has found.
Such disasters have forced more than 20 million people a year to flee – equivalent to one every two seconds – according to a new report by the charity.
Climate was the biggest cause of people being forced from home, bigger even than war, it says.
The study, which looked at how people were made refugees inside their home countries by climate disasters between 2008 and last year, reveals the reported number of weather emergencies over the past decade increased five-fold.
Their you risk to see a dramatic increase in the number of refugees if we don't act on climate change.
Climate change could displace up to 300 million people by 2050 - Business Insider