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"Drought Is an Immigration Issue"

"In Mexico, the conditions that have contributed to the largest sustained movement of humans across any border in the world will get only more common. This spring, at the start of the corn-growing season, 76 percent of Mexico was in drought, and the country was sweltering under a deadly heat dome."

Source: Atlantic, 11/20/2024

Weather Extremes Spur Illegal Migration Between U.S. And Mexico: Study

"Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, according to a new study."

Source: AP, 11/18/2024

"Greening Concrete: A Major Emitter Inches Toward Carbon Neutrality"

"Concrete is the most ubiquitous man-made building material on the planet, but making it generates massive amounts of CO2 emissions. Companies are experimenting with ways to green the process, from slashing the use of limestone to capturing the carbon generated when it’s burned."

Source: YaleE360, 10/31/2024

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