America’s climate havens of the future

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

Talk Show, News, On Point, Daily, Npr

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Millions of climate refugees are expected to move north from the South and West in years to come. The mayor of Buffalo, New York says they’ll be welcome. Maria Agosto, Matt Hauer and Beth Gibbons join Kimberly Atkins Stohr.

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0:18.7	In the decades to come,
0:26.4	cities and towns and Americans northern tier
0:29.2	are expected to become home to millions of new residents
0:32.7	from the south and the west of the country.
0:35.2	As climate change causes sea levels to rise,
0:37.8	leaving homes under water,
0:39.9	when hurricanes drought, wildfires become too frequent,
0:44.1	too severe, people will be forced to move.
0:48.3	And so those northern cities would have to build more schools,
0:51.7	more hospitals, fire stations, more affordable housing,
0:55.7	more infrastructure.
0:57.3	I'm Kimberly Atkins' store in from Magna Chacrabardi.
1:00.4	And this is on point, this hour America's climate
1:04.2	havens of the future.
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