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Visiting online haunts of climate science rejectionists reveals a nexus of anxieties in some sections of the public: climate change and population migration. Judging from connections formed in headlines and article texts, one could easily conclude that readers fears are being exploited; it s not hard to find content implying that the concept of climate change is a subterfuge to justify opening borders to foreigners. Given what we know of developing physical effects of climate change, it may seem intuitively obvious that growing pressures on populations can lead affected people to upping stakes and trying to escape increasingly poor living conditions. What s the reality of the situation? It s not entirely clear, according to Tabitha Watson et al., publishing in Climate Resileince and Sustainability and offering their literature survey The climate change, conflict and migration nexus: A holistic view. The authors find a picture that is larg
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The Intelligence Community Must Evolve To Meet the Reality of Arctic Change is a product of the Wilson Center s subject specalist center The Polar Institute. As its title suggests the report is squarely centered on nitty-gritty details of geopolitical adaptations forced by climate change as they re reflected in national security matters, here (unsurprisingly given the Wilson Institute s mission and purpose) specifically the security of the United States. Let alone what passport is in one s pocket, the report s provenance and urgency is a bellwether indicator of radical change in the Arctic thanks to our sudden climate accident. Recommendation #4 is rather striking but is based on a claimed track record of success in other arenas: Prioritize Top Secret with Special Access clearances for non-IC Federal Interagency Arctic and climate experts. This report is included in this week s collection of government/NGO repor