Apr 1 2025

How Climate Migration Works

53 min 4 movies discussed
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We move for all sorts of reasons – new job, new grandkid – but moving because it’s just too darn hot? That’s a new one. But it’s going to pick up in the next few decades as more people around the world are forced to migrate because of climate change.

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Ever wonder where millions of people will go as climate change reshapes coastlines, farmland, and livable temperatures around the world? This episode of Stuff You Should Know dives into climate migration—covering everything from Syria's drought-fueled civil war to sinking Pacific islands, exploitative labor practices in receiving countries, and surprising climate winners and losers right here in the US. Josh and Chuck break down the tricky stats, the human stories behind the numbers, and why most people would rather stay put than start over somewhere new.


Movies Discussed

Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone
1984 1h 46m
★ 6.8
"I know that from Romancing the Stone. We just watched that with Ruby last weekend. — Chuck mentions watching this movie with his daughter while discussing the Cartagena Declaration, named after Cartagena which he recalls from the film." — Chuck
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
2004 2h 3m
★ 6.6
"it'll look like a reverse the day after tomorrow, but with heat and seawater, rather than everything being frozen — Josh compares the potential future abandonment of Miami due to climate change to this disaster movie, and both hosts discuss it being one of their favorite rewatchable films." — Josh
The Jewel of the Nile
The Jewel of the Nile
1985 PG 1h 46m
★ 6.2
"Did you follow up with Jewel of the Nile? Not yet, but yeah, that'll be coming. — Josh asks Chuck if he watched the sequel to Romancing the Stone with his daughter." — Josh
Zodiac
Zodiac
2007 2h 37m
★ 7.5
"There's something about zodiac that is just endlessly watchable to me. — Josh compares his habit of watching The Day After Tomorrow whenever it's on to his similar habit with the movie Zodiac." — Josh

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