climate refugee
noun [ C ] uk/ˈklaɪ.mət ref.juˌdʒiː/ us/ˈklaɪ.mət ref.jəˌdʒiː/
（因气候变迁而不得不移居他处的）气候难民
someone who is forced to leave their home country or area because climate change has made it impossible for them to continue to live or work there
Rising sea levels, droughts, and famine would force millions to become climate refugees. 海平面上升、干旱和饥荒将迫使数百万人成为气候难民。
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- Many Bangladeshis have migrated from rural areas to the capital as "climate refugees," driven out by floods and cyclones.
- The agency estimates that one third of a billion people are already living as climate refugees.
- In Botswana, moving sand dunes could wipe out agriculture and drive tens of millions of climate refugees out of the area.
- Water shortages, droughts, floods, crop failures and famine will create waves of climate refugees.