How Extreme Heat Drives Migration: CU Denver Research Illuminates Climate Adaptation in El Salvador

Published: Dec. 2, 2025 By

Professor Andrea Velasquez writes for Vox Dev about her research in El Salvador. In El Salvador, extreme heat loweres agricultural productivity, and rural incomes, pushing farmers - espescially those with strong migrant networks - to use international migration as a climate adaptation strategy. Learn more about her research here: https://voxdev.org/topic/energy-environment/climate-change-and-rural-livelihoods-how-extreme-heat-drives-international