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On the recordJuly 6, 2016
I'm just afraid the refugee crisis we're seeing now is a precursor to a much more serious one caused by those regions essentially becoming uninhabitable.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Warns that climate change could exacerbate future refugee crises.

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