Disenfranchised communities are at the most risk from climate change.
The Power of Us: Climate change has disproportionately impacted these vulnerable US communities, experts say
A National Guard truck is seen ahead of Gov. Newsom's press conference near Pajaro flooding after they toured damaged areas in Pajaro of Monterey County, California, March 15, 2023.Ethnic minority communities are particularly vulnerable to the greatest impacts of climate change under a 2-degree Celsius warming scenario, the "worst-case scenario" outlined in the Paris Agreement, according to the EPA.
Residents and visitors work to clear debris in search of pets and belongings of a destroyed home in the aftermath of a tornado, Dec. 10, 2023, in Clarksville, Tenn.ABC News is highlighting three communities in the U.S. that have been adversely affected by climate change in recent years. In an aerial view, burned structures and cars are seen two months after a devastating wildfire, Oct. 9, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.In addition, many are excluded from federal recovery assistance because of their immigration status, despite being homeowners and business owners. This significantly increases their chances of permanent displacement – a blow to immigrants who left their original home in search of stability, the experts said.
PAJARO, CA - MARCH 14: Floodwater from a breached levee submerges Salinas Road in Pajaro, Calif. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The levee failure prompted overnight evacuations on Friday, March 10 into the next day. More than 1,000 people were forced to evacuate due to life threatening flash flooding, said Monterey County Sheriffs Office. Another atmospheric river is expected to drench Northern California, bringing even more rain to already hard-hit areas.
"Climate change is a threat multiplier," Carrasco said. "So folks that are already vulnerable and experiencing the challenges that exist in the day-to-day life for low-income immigrant workers are now having to face additional challenges.
"In the aftermath of several recent natural disasters, Mayor O'Connell identified a key need: equipping Nashvillians to be good second responders for their community," the spokesperson further said. "Since taking office in September, he has worked with community partners to ensure language services is a critical part of any disaster response."Cesar Bautista discusses how immigrant communities helped one another after the December storm.
Many who live in the Nashville Latinx community are domestic or construction workers, Bautista said. Consequently, the recovery process, which included ensuring that these residents could continue to work despite being displaced, was a "slow process," he said. The environmental downfall in Maui began the moment non-indigenous people discovered the island and began to monetize its riches, community members told ABC News.
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