Today, 1% of the world is a barely livable hot zone. By 2070, that portion could go up to 19%. Billions of people call this land home. Where will they go?

By Abrahm Lustgarten
[Photo: Meridith Kohut]

10,000 words, about 1 hour

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EXTRA CREDIT
About Our Climate Migration Model (500 words, ~3min): https://www.propublica.org/article/2020-climate-migration-part-1-methodology

This Is Inequity at the Boiling Point (3.4k words, ~20min): http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/06/climate/climate-change-inequality-heat.html

ABOUT
The Longreads Club is a twice-monthly program hosted by WorldOregon's Young Professionals group where we discuss a long-form article focused on global topics. It's like a book club, but the reading material is shorter. Rather than skim the headlines, we are trying to dive deep and learn from each other to gain a better understanding of world events. No membership or registration required - although it's nice to know who's coming so RSVPs are encouraged. Read the article, show up, and join the discussion!

WHO THIS GROUP IS FOR
Although this event is organized by the Young Professionals Steering Committee at WorldOregon, it is open to everyone. You don't need to identify as "young" nor "professional" to attend. In fact, it is better for the discussion to have a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.