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Cars shimmer in the heat haze near Death Valley National Park in California on July 16, 2023, a day that saw temperatures rise past about 127 degrees Fahrenheit. The highest temperature reliably recorded on Earth was 129.2 F in Death Valley in 2013. 

As people move to new areas in response to the economic and physical risks posed by climate change, they'll slowly alter the location of the American heartland and impact U.S. foreign policy.

The Wider Implications of Climate Migration in the U.S.

As people move to new areas in response to the economic and physical risks posed by climate change, they will slowly alter the location of the American heartland and impact U.S. foreign policy.

The Wider Implications of Climate Migration in the U.S. | RANE

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The United States is a nation always on the move. From the country's colonial roots to the modern post-COVID-19 Sun Belt boom, Americans have long migrated in search of better opportunities, chiefly by pursuing industrialization, new overseas markets and conquest. Now, a new factor is beginning to drive American migration: climate change.

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The Wider Implications of Climate Migration in the U.S.

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