Where Climate Refugees are going

 From National Public Radio 

June 20, 2023

Climate change is forcing people to move — but they're not going far. A study from Rice University looking at homeowners who sold their flood-prone homes to the government found that most people moved within a 20-minute drive from their old homes.  The results question the idea that climate change could cause mass migration to less disaster-prone areas of the U.S.  It's also good news for local governments who were worried that helping people relocate would decimate their tax bases.  But it also found that housing segregation persisted: 96% of people who started in a majority-white neighborhood ended up in a similar community. One must also note Rice U is in Houston TX. The students probably didn't include anyone beyond the Gulf of Mexico. Very limited study! Not to mention, what about any People of Color? Today's quote: Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. SIMONE WEIL