Best Of: The coming climate exodus

Vox senior reporter Rebecca Leber (@rbleber) joins The Weeds to explain the problem of migration caused by climate change, such as that due to wildfires, rising seas, and crop failures. She explains how a warming planet is forcing people to move both in the US and internationally, and how policymakers are and aren’t adapting. Vox reporters Dylan Matthews and Jerusalem Demsas continue the conversation with ProPublica’s Dara Lind, discussing a new white paper arguing that social mobility in America rose in the 20th century.

References:

ProPublica’s feature on climate migration in Central America

How climate change is driving up flood insurance premiums in Canarsie, Brooklyn

NPR’s investigation into the federal government selling flood-prone houses to low-income families

California is encouraging rebuilding in fire-prone regions

The case for “managed retreat” from coastal areas

A New York Times feature on how climate migration will reshape America

The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck

Why Greg Clark is pessimistic that social mobility even exists

White Paper of the Week: Intergenerational Mobility in American History: Accounting for Race and Measurement Error, Zachary Ward

Hosts: Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox Jerusalem Demsas (@jerusalemdemsas), policy reporter, Vox Dara Lind (@DLind), immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits: Sofi LaLonde, producer & engineer Libby Nelson, editorial adviser Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts

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