The unseen driver behind the migrant caravan: climate change
by Oliver Milman in New York, Emily Holden in Washing from Environment | The Guardian on (#41VY2)
While violence and poverty have been cited as the reasons for the exodus, experts say the big picture is that changing climate is forcing farmers off their land - and it's likely to get worse
Thousands of Central American migrants trudging through Mexico towards the US have regularly been described as either fleeing gang violence or extreme poverty.
But another crucial driving factor behind the migrant caravan has been harder to grasp: climate change.
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