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C. Migrant arrivals to mainland Spain have decreased 50 percent under the EU program, while landings in the Canary Islands have increased by 550 percent. About 4,000 migrants survived the voyage to the Canaries so far this year, but more than 250 have died - more than those who died in the western Mediterranean in all of last year.
B. Called the Pillars of Hercules in the ancient world, the Strait of Gibraltar separates Europe and Africa and connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. While it is 62 miles from Morocco, some African migrants have traveled to the Canaries as far as 1,000 miles across the Atlantic from points as far south as the The Gambia.
D. War and famine have driven thousands of people from the Middle East and Africa to seek refuge in Europe. While many fleeing civil wars in Southwest Asia were welcomed into some EU nations, the wave caused a backlash and sparked the rise of nationalist, anti-immigrant political movements in Europe.
A. Rising seas, droughts and floods from climate change are expected to displace many millions of desperate and hungry people in the coming years. Military leaders have warned that the changing climate poses one of the biggest threats of war.