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Edward Miguel on the Untidy (but Important) Link Between Climate and Violence

January 26, 2015
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Climate Strongly Affects Violence WorldwideHealth24
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Increasing Violence Predicted as the Result of Climate ChangeExaminer
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Climate Change May Increase Violence, Study ShowsCable News Network (CNN)
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Warming Climate Drives Human ConflictNature
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Hot and Bothered: Climate Change Amplifies Violence, Study SaysNational Broadcasting Company (NBC) News
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Fewer Resources, Greater Stress, More Distasters: Climate Change Linked to Violence Among People and SocietiesIndependent
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Climate Change and ViolenceScientist
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Climate Change and Violence Linked, Breakthrough Study FindsHuffington Post
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Does Warm Weather Lead to More Violent Crimes?CNY Central
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Climate & Conflict: Warmer World May Be More ViolenceClimate Central
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Climate Change Stokes Violent ReactionClimate News Network
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Cool Heads Likely Won’t Prevail in a Hotter, Wetter World: Climate Change Will Likely Exacerbate ViolenceScience Daily
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Climate Change Linked to Hot Tempers: Global Warming Negatively Affecting Human BehaviorHeadlines & Global News
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Climate Influences Global Conflicts and Violence, Study ReportsCounsel & Heal
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Climate Change May Make Civil Wars Much More CommonNew Scientist
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Violence Will Rise as Climate Changes, Scientists PredictLos Angeles Times
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Extreme Violence and Climate Change Linked By ScientistsGuardian Express
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Climate Change, Conflict and Certainty: New Research in ContextCenter for Climate & Security Blog
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Study: Climate Change, Extreme Weather ‘Strongly Linked’ to Increased Violence Across the GlobeNew York Post
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As Temperatures Rise, Empires Fall: Heat and Human BehaviorTime
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Hot Under the Collar: Study Links Climate Change to Rising TempersFox News Channel
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Violence Rises with Temperature: Climate Change Linked to Social UpheavalScience World Report
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Researchers Find Warming Climate Can Cause More Violent BehaviorClimateWire
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Researchers Consider Link Between Shifts in Climate and Human ViolenceCBS Broadcasting: KCBC Radio Station
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Climate Change Causes Violence, Researchers FindWashington Times
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Climate Change Gives Rise to Human Conflict: Researchers Say Violence Could Double By 2050Medical Daily
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Rise in Violence Linked to Climate ChangesRadio New Zealand News
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Climate Change Even Worse Than You Thought: It Causes War and MurderRegister
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Hot and Bothered: Climate Changes Affect Human ConflictDiscover: D-brief Blog
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Violence Linked to HeatNews24
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Study: Hotter Temps Lead to Hotter TempersYakima Herald-Republic
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Heat Makes Us ViolenteNews Channel Africa
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Climate Change Could Lead to More Wars – ReportResponding to Climate Change
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Scientists: Climate Change Also Causes Spike in ViolenceBusiness Standard
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Climate Strongly Affects Human Conflict, War and Violence Worldwide, Says StudyHeritage Daily
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Study: Increase in Violence Due to Climate ChangeDesign & Trend
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Violence, Social Upheaval Linked to Climate ChangeDigital Journal
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Climate Change Linked to Increased Aggression and ViolenceRing of Fire
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Climate Changes Fuel Civil Strife and Global Conflict, Says News ReportHuffington Post
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Hotter Weather Actually Makes Us Want to Kill Each OtherAtlantic
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Climate Change Linked to a Rise in Human ConflictGlobal Post
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Feeling Hot-headed, Violent? Blame It on Climate ChangesHindustan Times
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Climate Change Linked to Increase in Violence, WarCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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Will Climate Change Trigger Endless War?Guardian: Earth Insight Blog, by Nafeez Ahmed
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Warmer Climate Linked to Increased Human ViolenceScience World
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Global Rise in Violence May Be Another Effect of Climate ChangeRed Orbit
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Climate Change Conflict: Warmer Temperatures Lead to Increased Violence, Study SaysInternational Science Times
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Warmer Climate Could Lead to Increased Conflict, ViolenceUnited Press International (UPI)
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Climate Change Shows Strong Link to ViolenceFrench Tribune
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Rise in Climate Change Correlated with Increase in Violence IncidentsAustrian Tribune
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Conflict Link to Climate ChangeHerald Scotland
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Climate Change Triggers Violent ReactionDhaka Tribune
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Study: Human Violence Likely to Increase with Climate ChangeDaily News and Analysis (DNA)
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‘Striking’ Study Links Climate Variation to Human ViolenceBlue & Green Tomorrow
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Climate Change Leads to Increase in Violence, Says StudyChristian Post
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Climate Change Linked to Violent BehaviorGuardian
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Climate Change May Cause Increased Violence5 News
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Study: Global Conflicts to Heat Up as Climate WarmsEarthweek - A Diary of the Planet
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As Climate Change Worsens, So Will Human ViolenceSustainable Business
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Climate Change ‘Causes Rise in Violence’Thomas Reuters Foundation
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Is Climate Change Creating More World Violence?Earth Techling
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Climate Change ‘Causes Conflict’Times of Malta
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Warming Climate Seen as Prod to ViolencePsych Central
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Climate Change Will Exacerbate Violence Around the World, Research FindsCleanTechnica
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Study: Climate Change, Violence LinkedDaily Star
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Climate Change Linked to Conflict in SocietiesNew Zealand Herald
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Another Climate Change Effect: More ViolenceNewser
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Climate Change Conflict: Violence Rises as Temperatures SoarInquisitr
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Does New Research Explain the Link Between Climate Change and Conflict, or Show How Hard That is to Do?Carbon Brief Blog
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Violence in Humans Likely to Increase as Climate Shifts, Study SaysGuardian Express
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Climate Change Could Cause an Increase in Violence Around the WorldAuto World News
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Could Hotter Temperatures from Climate Change Boost Violence?National Public Radio (NPR)
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UC Berkeley Study Says Climate Change Increases Human ViolenceSan Francisco Business Times
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Heating Up! Rise in Violence Linked to Climate ChangePakistan Today
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Blame Hot Temper on Flaring TemperatureHindu
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What Is The Relationship Between Climate Change And Armed Conflicts?Technology.org
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Rising Global Temperatures from Climate Change Linked to Increase in ViolenceAllGov
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There’s a Surprisingly Strong Link Between Climate Change and ViolenceWashington Post: Wonk Blog
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Listen More Closely to Africa’s Voice on Climate ChangeThe New Times Rwanda
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The Climate Change Conflict NexusUN Dispatch
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Economists are getting to grips with the impact of climate changeFreenewspos
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Further Reading: Climate Strongly Affects Human Conflict and Violence WorldwideShangbao.net
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Top 100 Discoveries of 2013: Climate Change May Lead to More Wars #91Discover Magazine
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Research Links Violence and Climate ChangeWKAR Radio: Current State Public Affairs Show
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Chilling News on Climate ChangeMonterey County Herald
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Climate Change and Conflict and the MediaAspen Public Radio
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Climate Update: Warming TemperaturesNational Public Radio (NPR)
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Does Climate Change Lead to Conflict?Mint
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Join McArthur on Ending HungerForeign Affairs
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Weather and conflict in Africa: It’s almost winter and ‘strike season’ in South Africa; war more likely in hot yearsMail & Guardian Africa
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Conflict, Climate, and African Development (Harvard)Cambridge, MA, USAApril 2, 2013
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Conflict, Climate, and African Development (Oxford)Oxford, UKMarch 18, 2013
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TEDxBerkeley talk: Climate, Conflict, and African DevelopmentZellerbach Hall, UC BerkeleyFebruary 8, 2014
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