Portland should brace for ‘climate refugees’

Beaverton Valley Times: The Glen Canyon Dam, upstream from the Grand Canyon in Page, Ariz., is the second-largest dam on the Colorado River. Global warming is projected to exacerbate drought conditions in the Southwest, which could bring many ?climate change refugees? to Oregon. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. This simple intention captures the climate-disruption planning that is gearing up in our region. We know that the metropolitan Portland region is more resilient to impacts from climate change......

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