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Climate Change Will Displace Millions of People. Where Will They Go?

posted by mrpg on Saturday January 06 2018, @08:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-pick-south-france dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

[...] Some experts estimate that climate change could force between 150 and 300 million people to find a new place to live by the middle of this century, though there is considerable uncertainty about the amount. Finding suitable locations to house them will be a significant impediment. As Michael Gerrard explained, "part of the problem is scale. If we're talking about millions of people having to be on the move, it just doesn't work."

In the U.S., there are very few habitable places that aren't already occupied by homes, businesses, or agriculture, or preserved as park lands or forests. Meanwhile, rural areas would provide few opportunities for migrants to find employment and rebuild their lives.

Instead, Gerrard suggested moving people from high-risk areas to cities whose populations are shrinking, such as Detroit, Michigan. He sees cities' potential for vertical development, energy-efficient buildings, and public transportation as a way to sustainably host climate migrants.

What if refugees from Caribbean islands don't want to live in Detroit?

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday January 06 2018, @02:52PM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 06 2018, @02:52PM (#618756) Journal

    Floor to ceiling, wall to wall display screens. You can have any view you want, and different views in each room, or even on each wall. Don't want a still? How about a real time display of winter in the Poconos on one wall, and the beaches of Maui on another wall, and yet another wall can show real time activity at the Luna colony?

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by fustakrakich on Saturday January 06 2018, @03:06PM (1 child)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Saturday January 06 2018, @03:06PM (#618764) Journal

    Display screens cannot mimic a window. There are better ways to cool a house without using any power at all [bfi.org] (Ctrl+F "Part 13"). And if you insist, you can still have a basement with all the screens you want.

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    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday January 06 2018, @03:19PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 06 2018, @03:19PM (#618772) Journal

      Well, I guess you're right, in at least one way. You can't open the display screen, stick your head out, and holler at the good looking babe walking across the display. Or, yell at the dogs chasing the deer, or whatever you approve/disapprove of.

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday January 06 2018, @09:55PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Saturday January 06 2018, @09:55PM (#618899) Journal

    No need to create giant wallpaper displays. Just give me the AR/VR headset of 15 years from now.

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