Amid the fierce political debate about figures and systems, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose of migration, to ...

In this excerpt from "Sink or Swim," author Susannah Fisher explores the future of human migration, and what that will look ...

Understanding what drives human migration in floodplains is critical for mitigating risks and enhancing resilience to floods. However, existing global analyses have not fully explored these complex ...

This activity was supported by Grant No. 2022844 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this ...

Human migration has been an essential and transformative process, driven by the need to adapt to changing environmental, social, and economic conditions. Here we explore associations between drought ...

A team of statistical researchers at Meta, owner of Facebook, working with colleagues from the University of Hong Kong and Harvard University, has applied a specially designed algorithm to analyze ...

Current models of human migrations consider cities as equal, so that migration fluxes are driven by population size (left). However, natural hazards, conflicts, or socioeconomic inequalities affect ...

With the increase in human migration, economies and markets across the world are being reshaped. While I've found much of the media spotlight has been focused on migration to Western countries such as ...

Climate change is making some regions less habitable for humans, whether by raising sea levels, hurting crop yields, or intensifying droughts, storms, and wildfires. Yet, if you ask people why they're ...

Humans have always migrated to survive. When glaciers advanced, when rivers dried up, when cities fell, people moved. Their journeys were often painful, but necessary, whether across deserts, ...

Three keynote speakers set the stage for the workshop for a multifaceted exploration of climate change and human migration. Speakers provided an overview of different approaches to studying the topic, ...