Publication: Popular Science 

UCLA Expert: Jason De Léon: Professor, UCLA Anthropology; Professor, UCLA Chicano/a Studies 

Synopsis: New research by Jason De Léon is featured in a Popular Science article. The study discusses how climate change makes the already treacherous journey to cross the United States-Mexico border more dangerous. 

UCLA News: De Léon discusses his research. “In addition to calculating how the climate crisis is pushing people away from their homes, researchers have also found that it’s further endangering the migrants who move through the desert to avoid being caught by border patrol.” 

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