How Great Lakes cities are preparing for climate migration
2025-09-24
Stroll along Cleveland’s Edgewater Pier on a summer evening, and you’ll hear Arabic, Spanish, and other languages wafting through the lake air. For decades, international immigrants have found a home in the city of Lake Erie.
But now, there’s an increasing chance that future waves of migrants — from Florida, Arizona, California, and beyond — could move here as extreme weather events caused by climate change in those regions prompt people to rethink where they want to live.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/09/how-great-lakes-cities-are-preparing-for-climate-migration/