Amy Westervelt
Amy Westervelt is an award-winning investigative print and audio journalist. In 2015, she received a Rachel Carson award for women greening journalism for her role in creating a women-only climate…
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One in eight people are projected to be displaced by climate change by 2050, and for many the time has already come. In this three-part series, Nina Lakhani takes us to three communities in Latin America grappling with climate displacement in different ways.
In 2023, the rising.
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Sea destroyed Nereo Martinez's house. The sea forced his.
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Entire community in El Bosque, Mexico, to abandon their homes.
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We often talk about climate change in terms of data and numbers of future possible catastrophes. But all over the world, millions of people are already living this reality. I'm Nina Lakhani, Global Climate Justice Reporter for Drilled. For the past decade, I've been reporting on climate breakdown from across the Americas. I've met hundreds of people like Donna Leo whose lives have been destroyed by climate change.
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I am always so shocked when you see the projections of sea level rise in Europe. And yet we don't think about sea level rise as a real threat for us yet. We don't see our politicians talking about it. They show a logic of sacrifice, which is we think that this is going to be somebody else's problem.
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We know what's behind the climate crisis and how to solve it, but we're still not acting fast enough to protect vulnerable communities. In Guatemala's dry corridor, severe drought is making it harder to grow food. Jorge was so desperate to feed his family, he risked everything to reach the United States. But then, Trump launched his cruel war on immigrants. In Northern Colombia, Wayuu leaders like Clarena Fonseca are fighting for their right to remain.
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We have existed, here we will exist.
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They're caught in the middle of climate change and climate solutions as fossil fuels and renewable energy projects threaten their territory. Displaced is a drilled miniseries from communities on the front lines of climate breakdown in Latin America and the race against time to save them. Coming soon. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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Thank you.
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