Climate change in Guatemala

Climate change in Guatemala is a serious issue as Guatemala is considered one of 10 nations most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.[1] In 2010, Guatemala "ranked second in the world on the Global Climate Risk Index, which indicates the level of exposure and vulnerability to extreme events."[2] Both commercial agricultural production and subsistence farming have declined, and thus subsistence farmers find it more difficult to find work as day laborers when their own harvests fail.[3] About 300,000 subsistence farmers reported crop loss due to drought in 2018.[4] About half of Guatemala's workforce is in the agricultural sector.[5] Poor crop yields due to climate change have been identified as a factor in migration to the United States.[6][7]

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  2. ^ "Guatemala". Research Program on Agriculture, Climate Change, and Food Security. 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  3. ^ "Changing climate forces desperate Guatemalans to migrate". National Geographic. 2018-10-23. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  4. ^ Walsh, Conor. "Conor Walsh: Immigration and climate change in Central America". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  5. ^ Blitzer, Jonathan; Lima, Mauricio (2019-04-03). "How Climate Change Is Fuelling the U.S. Border Crisis". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  6. ^ Shapiro, Ari; Blitzer, Jonathan (April 10, 2019). "Climate Change Is Forcing Farmers In Guatemala To Leave Their Land For The U.S." NPR. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  7. ^ Padgett, Tim (Apr 8, 2019). "Guatemalan Climate Change Refugees Pouring Over U.S. Border – And Into South Florida". WLRN. Retrieved 2019-05-07.