climate refugee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of climate refugee
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Recognising the existential threat facing these communities, in November close neighbour Australia offered climate refugee visas to Pacific Islanders.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
We meet our guide to this future when she is a 6-year-old climate refugee, and we follow her as she becomes an insurgent herself.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2023
Today, the phrase climate refugee refers to someone who has been forced to relocate in response to rising seas, wildfires, drought, or other environmental disasters.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2021
“I don’t see the slightest evidence that anyone is seriously thinking about what to do with the future climate refugee stream,” said Orrin Pilkey, professor emeritus of coastal geology at Duke University.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2018
“They are becoming a type of climate refugee — they have to find work in other places,” said Aguirre.
From Washington Post
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