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Climate-induced migration

Impacts beyond the coast

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Global warming and sea-level rise will potentially impact millions of people in coastal zones. New research shows that such migration will affect all US states, including inland states which are unprepared for such an inflow of residents.

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  1. Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts is at the Institute for Environmental studies (IVM), VU University, De Boelelaan 108, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands,

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Aerts, J. Impacts beyond the coast. Nature Clim Change 7, 315–316 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3279

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