Hurricanes and other extreme weather disasters prompt some people to move and trap others in place
- Written by Jack DeWaard, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota
If it seems like extreme weather disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires are becoming more frequent, severe and costly, it’s because they are. And that trend is influencing people’s movements.
Since 1980, the United States has experienced 258 “billion-dollar weather and climate disasters” – defined as disasters...