Compound and heterogeneous relationships between climate extremes and global net migration

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02752-4

Climate extremes influence migration, but their long-term and compounding impacts are understudied. The authors show that associations between climate extremes and migration vary by hazard type, timing, the occurrence of consecutive events and local socioeconomic conditions.
Nature Climate Change