Climate refugees in central Zimbabwe. Photo via EcoWorldy While the disastrous consequences of climate change may seem a ways off for some in the developed world, the International Organization for Migration reported today that it has already driven an estimated 24 million people from their

homes–a number, they warned, that could rise to as high a billion people by 2050. In most cases, these ” Climate Refugees ” are fleeing rural regions stricken by

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Climate Refugees Could Number 1 Billion by 2050