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Climate change has forced millions to flee their homes, especially in Asia

  • As the number of climate disasters increase, more people are also being forced to flee their homes, especially in Asia.
  • A record 32.6 million internal displacements were associated with disasters in 2022 — more than the 28.3 million displaced by conflict and violence that same year.
  • Four of the top five countries with the highest number of new internal displacements due to disasters in 2022 were in Asia.
  • As the number of climate disasters increase, more people are being forced to flee their homes, especially in Asia.

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Food insecurity in US dropped during pandemic--study

Through government programs that included the expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), food insecurity among low-income US adults dropped by nearly 5% during the pandemic but rose by 2022, according to a study today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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