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There’s a Surprisingly Strong Link Between Climate Change and Violence

October 22, 2014
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Scientists Say Global Violence Could Rise with Global WarmingUnited Press International (UPI)
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Violence Will Rise as Climate Changes, Scientists PredictLos Angeles Times
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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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Cool Heads Likely Won’t Prevail in a Hotter, Wetter WorldPrinceton University News
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Study: Global Warming Could Increase Human Conflict WorldwiseXinhua
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Global Warming Could Cause 50 Percent Increase in Violence ConflictGrist
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War, Murders to Rise Due to Global Warming?National Geographic
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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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Climate Strongly Affects Violence WorldwideHealth24
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Study: Warmer Climate Strongly Affects Human Conflict and ViolenceCBS Sacramento
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New Study Links Climate Changes to Violence Around the WorldOpposing Views
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Massive Study Shows Violent Crime Goes Up with HeatStandard-Examiner
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Scientists: Climate Change Also Causes Spike in ViolenceBusiness Standard
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Rise in Violence Linked to Climate ChangesRadio New Zealand News
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Climate Change Could Lead to More Wars – ReportResponding to Climate Change
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Heat Makes Us ViolenteNews Channel Africa
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Study: Hotter Temps Lead to Hotter TempersYakima Herald-Republic
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Violence Linked to HeatNews24
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Stijging van Geweld Gelinkt aan KlimaatsveranderingDe Morgen
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Hot and Bothered: Climate Changes Affect Human ConflictDiscover: D-brief Blog
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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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Global Warming Linked with Increased Violence WorldwideNature World News
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Increased Murder and War Linked to Climate ChangeSalon
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Climate Change Causes Violence, Researchers FindWashington Times
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Researchers Consider Link Between Shifts in Climate and Human ViolenceCBS Broadcasting: KCBC Radio Station
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Researchers Find Warming Climate Can Cause More Violent BehaviorClimateWire
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A Warming World and Heated HumansPhiladelphia Inquirer
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Violence Rises with Temperature: Climate Change Linked to Social UpheavalScience World Report
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Hot Under the Collar: Study Links Climate Change to Rising TempersFox News Channel
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As Temperatures Rise, Empires Fall: Heat and Human BehaviorTime
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Study: Climate Change, Extreme Weather ‘Strongly Linked’ to Increased Violence Across the GlobeNew York Post
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A New Take on War: As Temperatures Rise, Tempers FlareTorrington Register Citizen
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Hotter, Drier Weather Leads to Hotter Tempers, Study FindsVancouver Sun
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Civil Wars More Likely with Global WarmingGreen Optimist Blog
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Climate Change, Conflict and Certainty: New Research in ContextCenter for Climate & Security Blog
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Extreme Violence and Climate Change Linked By ScientistsGuardian Express
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Study: Increase in Violence Due to Climate ChangeDesign & Trend
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Study: Global Warming Tied to Rise in ViolenceInternational Business Times
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Rising Temperatures and Flaring Tempers Linked, Says StudyHindu
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Climate Change Even Worse Than You Thought: It Causes War and MurderRegister
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Climate Strongly Affects Human Conflict, War and Violence Worldwide, Says StudyHeritage Daily
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Study: Hotter Temperatures Lead to Hotter TempersAZ Central
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Study: Global Warming Could Trigger Rise in Violent BehaviorKTLA 5
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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 Conflict: Warmer Temperatures Lead to Increased Violence, Study SaysInternational Science Times
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Violence, Social Upheaval Linked to Climate ChangeDigital Journal
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People Get Meaner when It’s HotterCal Coast News
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Global Rise in Violence May Be Another Effect of Climate ChangeRed Orbit
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Warmer Climate Linked to Increased Human ViolenceScience World
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Will Climate Change Trigger Endless War?Guardian: Earth Insight Blog, by Nafeez Ahmed
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Climate Change Linked to Increase in Violence, WarCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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Feeling Hot-headed, Violent? Blame It on Climate ChangesHindustan Times
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Climate Change Linked to a Rise in Human ConflictGlobal Post
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Hotter Weather Actually Makes Us Want to Kill Each OtherAtlantic
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Climate Changes Fuel Civil Strife and Global Conflict, Says News ReportHuffington Post
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Hotter World Means Hotter Tempers, More ViolenceTime
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Climate Change Linked to Increased Aggression and ViolenceRing of Fire
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Climate Change Gives Rise to Human Conflict: Researchers Say Violence Could Double By 2050Medical Daily
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Global Warming Could Increase Human Conflict WorldwideEconomic Times
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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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Heating Up! Rise in Violence Linked to Climate ChangePakistan Today
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Climate Change Linked to Conflict in SocietiesNew Zealand Herald
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Blame Hot Temper on Flaring TemperatureHindu
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UC Berkeley Study Says Climate Change Increases Human ViolenceSan Francisco Business Times
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Could Hotter Temperatures from Climate Change Boost Violence?National Public Radio (NPR)
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Climate Change Could Cause an Increase in Violence Around the WorldAuto World News
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Violence in Humans Likely to Increase as Climate Shifts, Study SaysGuardian Express
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Violence in Humans Likely to Increase as Climates ChangeCleveland Leader
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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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Climate Change Conflict: Violence Rises as Temperatures SoarInquisitr
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Another Climate Change Effect: More ViolenceNewser
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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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Bad Weather, Bad BloodCalcutta Telegraph
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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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Heat May Be Raising TempersMonterey County Herald
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Climate Change ‘Causes Rise in Violence’Thomas Reuters Foundation
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Cloudy with a Chance of WarEconomist: Babbage Blog
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Study Finds Weather Changes Fuel Violent BehaviorYahoo! 7 News
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Research Suggests Global Warming Related to Increased ViolencePublic Radio International: Living on Earth Blog
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Will Global Warming Lead to More War? It’s Not That SimpleWashington Post: Wonk Blog
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Hotter Temperatures Lead to Hotter TempersWUSA Channel 9
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Briefs: Heat, Violence Linked; New Medical Tools; Safe City LifeSarasota Herald-Tribune
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Rising Global Temperatures Bring Violence, Unrest, Scientists SayCatholic Online
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Heat Makes Crime Boil OverJamaica Gleaner
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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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On a Hot Planet, Tempers May FlareFuturity.org
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Tempers May Also Rise with TemperaturePakistan Daily Times
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Feeling a Bit Violent? Maybe It’s Hot OutsideCapital FM: Lifestyle Magazine
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Warming Climate Seen as Prod to ViolencePsych Central
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Climate Change May Cause Increased Violence5 News
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Study Links Increase in Violence to Climate ChangeTopNews United States
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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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Hoe Warmer de Aarde, Hoe Meer AgressieDe Morgen
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Climate Change and Conflict and the MediaAspen Public Radio
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Heat Can Mean Hot Under the CollarQuad City Times
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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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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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Weather Extremes Fuel Human Conflicts, Infectious DiseasesGuardian Nigeria
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Edward Miguel on the Untidy (but Important) Link Between Climate and ViolenceBlum Center for Developing Economies
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Greens Should Stop Claiming More Warming Means More WarScientific American
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Il Riscaldamento Globale Aumenta la Violenza nel MondoLifeGate
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Violence & Climate Change: Warming & Storming Disrupt Human LivesCleanTechnica
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Rising Global Temperatures from Climate Change Linked to Increase in ViolenceAllGov
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Research links Social Violence with Occurrence of Climate ChangeMaine News Online
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