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Americans: the next climate migrants

Fire, floods and heat will gradually force millions of Americans to move. The Guardian documents a process which has already started

  • Shelby Edwards, of Bend, Oregon, is considering relocating to escape the smoke and falling ash that has diminished her quality of life.

    'A prisoner of environment': is it time to leave the American west?

    The western US has long been characterized by balmy weather and fresh starts, but some are weary of the unhealthy air and worry about a water shortage
  • Barry O’Meara.

    Red Hook: the hip New York enclave caught between gentrification and climate change

    Residents of the transforming Brooklyn neighborhood, a peninsula surrounded by water, saw a grim look at its future on the city’s floodplain after Hurricane Sandy in 2012
  • Rick Richo carries water to his home from a nearby water filling station during the mid day heat in Phoenix, AZ

    Climate gentrification: the rich can afford to move – what about the poor?

    As people flee intense heat in Arizona for gentler climes, property and rental values soar. But what about those left behind?
  • The Hayes' home, after flooding.

    What happens when you buy a house in a disaster zone – and no one told you?

    In many states, laws don’t require sellers to disclose that a property is in a flood or wildfire area, leaving homeowners with unexpected damage and losses
  • Siuslaw national forest, Oregon - the Pacific north-west might be an option for those wanting to flee from climate change’s impact.

    Where should you move to save yourself from climate change?

    Heatwaves, hurricanes and floods will make some places in the US inhospitable
  • Stephen Lipp, climate refugee, Houston

    Meet the 'climate refugees' who already had to leave their homes

    Five people from across the US explain how extreme weather forced them out of their homes – not always to safer ground
  • FINAL01 climatemigration - final

    'We're moving to higher ground': America's era of climate mass migration is here

    By the end of this century, sea level rises alone could displace 13m people. Many states will have to grapple with hordes of residents seeking dry ground. But, as one expert says, ‘No state is unaffected by this’
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