The World's First Climate Refugees

These people are refugees, but they're not running from war or an oppressive government; they're seeking asylum from climate change.



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[JasmineV]

I live in Boston its christmas day and its 70 degrees and everyones saying how much they love it but i know its not normal it should scare people really

[TailAbNormal]

This is an awesome and really informative video. You never hear about how climate change affects nations like this, It's a good example of why we should do something about the environment and why we should've done something a long time ago.

[dc]

speaking of global
I live in Northern Ohio and it's Christmas and it still hasn't
Last year it snowed at like the end of
friggin global warming

[samaaa]

I can't believe this is happening to beautiful land 😓😓😥😥

[anurgaprasad]

its 15 degrees Celsius in December in UK...


usually it snows and frosts but this time it never showed any signs of it and is causing rains

[captainredbeard]

I like how the whole sound byte for the video about the Polygon is the like seven seconds they spend talking about Bikini Atoll.

[simplebert]

The world should do something with this. 😦😦

[JohnLockers]

Imagine when the Middle East's climate finally gets too bad.

[cinnireseisri]

No such thing as climate change. Trump and Fox News told me so...except for that...n that....n that....n that...

[krismas]

I was not familiar with the place but when they show the map it comes up in my mind right away that this area is where usually the low pressure area starts and become a typhoon heading to southeast asia. Specially on rainy season that starts on june to january, 5 typhoons in within 1 month. Which become normal to the locals.

[mattparker]

Ever wonder why there are large rocks or cement blocks set up around ports? To prevent the advance of natural erosion on the coast.

These Islands merely need engineers and money. Look up "Beach nourishment".

[hajarmdn]

We still wear tshirts and shorts when usually I can't even go out. It hasn't rained in ages too, i remember when we had summer rain. I've never thought about climate change much but this year it got pretty scary

[dhollingworth]

Hi There,

I tired your email but received an error message from the mail server regarding your address.

I'm a paramedic in Vancouver BC and I'm currently composing a video to support 5 resolutions that I've submitted to the paramedic union of bc paramedics. The resolutions are to have the employer, BCEHS, adopt more electric vehicle friendly policies such as EV parking for staff, and an e-ambulance trial. With you permission I'd like to use some of the footage from your youtube to illustrate how the climate crisis is creating climate refugees. I just need 30 seconds or less footage of climate refugees, video only, no audio.

I should be able to skim what I need from youtube.

Thanks,
David

[artistsociety]

I wish there was something I could do but I'm just 12

[Heritagepostfarms]

For everybody saying global warming made this Christmas super warm... Look at the weather records. This warm christmas did not break any records. This unusual weather has been happening forever

[im.not.typical]

I live in Arizona and it's really cold here. can someone explain this

[didtjdbs]

We are an elementary school teachers' group in Yongin City, South Korea.
We want to educate children about the seriousness of the climate and environmental problems.
Can we use some of your videos to make educataional contents?
It's only for kids' video classes, not for commercial use.
We are looking forward to your reply. Thanks.

[Lauwergames]

In amsterdam we have Dijken Walls that protect us from the sea

[faanengaaw]

I am proud to be a Pacific islander!!!! Global warming is real here in the islands!!

[IrradiantMind]

While the greenhouse effect is undoubtedly increasing the rate of climate change; keep in mind, entire cities have been rendered uninhabitable due to climate change throughout the history of humanity. There are many examples of aquifers drying up and regions which were once oasis becoming deserts. The broad claim that these are the very first climate refugees only holds true if you can argue the semantics of modern refugees. Still, this was an excellent peak at whats to come for many nations if carbon emissions are not checked.