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Does heat make us more aggressive? Researchers put it to the test

Periods of sweltering temperatures like the current global heat wave seem to drive up civil conflicts. But why? To find out, researchers put thousands of people in hot rooms – with surprising results.

Climate and ConflictOtherEnvironment and ClimatePolitical Economy and ConflictResearch Methodology2015
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Reconciling Temperature-conflict Results in KenyaWorking PaperAfrican DevelopmentEnvironment and ClimatePolitical Economy and Conflict2013
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Temperature and violencePublished PaperEnvironment and ClimatePolitical Economy and ConflictResearch Methodology2014
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Reply to Sutton et al.: Relationship between temperature and conflict is robust2010
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Quantifying the Influence of Climate on Human ConflictPublished PaperEnvironment and ClimatePolitical Economy and ConflictResearch Methodology2013
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Climate, Conflict and DevelopmentColorado College, Colorado Springs, COMay 3, 2018
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Climate, Conflict and Economic Development: The Next 50 YearsUniversity of Oslo, NorwayOctober 19, 2017
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Conflict, Climate + Development in AfricaZurich, SwitzerlandNovember 16, 2015
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Conflict, Climate, and African Development (Harvard)Cambridge, MA, USAApril 2, 2013
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Life is a Lab Lecture: Climate and ConflictNorwegian School of Economics, Bergen, NorwayOctober 18, 2017
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TEDxBerkeley talk: Climate, Conflict, and African DevelopmentZellerbach Hall, UC BerkeleyFebruary 8, 2014
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Conflict, Climate, and African Development (Oxford)Oxford, UKMarch 18, 2013
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