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  Climate change linked to possible mass Mexican migration to U.S.
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Jul 27, 2010 11:23am
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AuthorAnna Gorman
News DateMonday, July 26, 2010 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionClimbing temperatures are expected to raise sea levels and increase droughts, floods, heat waves and wildfires.

Now, scientists are predicting another consequence of climate change: mass migration to the United States.

Between 1.4 million and 6.7 million Mexicans could migrate to the U.S. by 2080 as climate change reduces crop yields and agricultural production in Mexico, according to a study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The number could amount to 10% of the current population of Mexicans ages 15 to 65.
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