Climate Refugees....

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In the US this is a recurring problem: millions of people evacuate for dangerous hurricanes, but they eventually return home and begin the rebuilding process. Zoning and building codes have gotten better, and federal funding helps, but that doesn't mean we're addressing the root problems; we're still *reacting* to Emergencies/Disasters but not trying to prevent or avoid them. Spinning wheels is expensive.

At some point we'll have to admit that millions of people will become "Climate Refugees"; that it won't just happen within US borders, but the US will be considered a refuge by other nations, especially poorer ones (like Haiti, or the Bahamas). And that droughts in places like Syria can fuel a civil war, and the Amazon forest burning in Brazil can spark global problems, etc.

What kind of policies can address this? It's a broad and open-ended question...ready, set, GO!