In low-lying island nations like Tuvalu and the Maldives, the term “climate migrant” is all too familiar. As coastal areas are deluged over this century, millions of mainland Americans could be forced to flee inland, where they may overwhelm already crowded cities, according to new research from the University of Georgia. Using migration data from the Internal Revenue Service and climate migration models, Hauer concluded that a 6-foot increase in sea levels would cause every U.S. state to experience climate-related migration by 2100. Other states would be taking in climate migrants. Other popular cities for climate migrants would likely include Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2017 18:22 UTC