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Global Warming Could Push 6.7M Mexicans to Migrate to US

Crop failures, cuts in food production projected to boost relocation

By Guvner, Newser User

Posted Jul 26, 2010 7:00 PM CDT | Promoted on Newser Jul 27, 2010 10:19 AM CDT

(User Submitted) – Rising temperatures due to climate change could result in mass migration from Mexico to the US, according to a study. Based on the assumption that climate projections are correct, experts estimate that up to 6.7 million Mexicans could migrate by 2080 as a result of crop failures and reduced food production. In the past, drops in agricultural production have caused Mexican farmers to migrate, but some say that economic growth is what fueled the rural exodus to urban centers, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Critics point out that it's "virtually impossible" to estimate migration patterns based solely on climate change projections. "It is just awfully hard to separate climate change from the many, many other factors that affect people's decisions whether to stay in agriculture or move," says one agricultural expert. Read the full article.

Laborers plant a crop on a farm. (AP)

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hopeandchange

Jul 28, 2010 3:44 PM CDT

I'm gonna need more ammo.

Brass

Jul 28, 2010 1:45 AM CDT

By 2080 there probably won't be any Mexicans in Mexico... They will all be here... Or we will make Mexico a state! Of course, by then the Muslims will have taken over the world anyway... I'm glad I'm old and won't live to see it.

miamisun

Jul 27, 2010 7:54 PM CDT

Oh it just gets better everyday.

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