In November 2020, during the middle of a very active storm season, two Category 4 hurricanes slammed into Central America within two weeks. Read how one family lost their home, forcing them to make the difficult decision to try to go to the U.S.
Articles by Wendy Ramunno
Uprooted: How One Family Learned There Is No Such Thing as a Climate Haven
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in August 2005, this family was forced to evacuate to Houston—at 2 AM. Nearly two decades later, they relived the nightmare when Hurricane Helene hit their new hometown in Western North Carolina.
Uprooted: How Extreme Heat and Disease Displaced One Family From Cameroon to the U.S.
Because climate change and migration are big, complicated global issues, the relationship between the two is complex. This story of how one family was forced to flee Cameroon to escape extreme heat, disease, and civil war provides some context and nuance missing from many of today’s conversations about immigration.