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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Warmer climate strongly affects human conflict and violence worldwide, says study

Climate Change And Violence Linked, Breakthrough Study Finds



"The biggest culprit: higher temperatures. Out of 27 modern societies studied, all 27 showed a positive relationship between higher temperatures and violence."

"“Our results shed new light on how the future climate will shape human societies,” said Burke.  The findings of the study suggest that a global temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius could increase the rate of intergroup conflicts, such as civil wars, by over 50 percent in many parts of the world."

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