Climate Change: Two New Studies Warn That a Hotter World Will Be a More Violent One

Jul 17, 2019 | Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post
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As the planet warms, experts have increasingly sounded the alarm over the potential for increased climate-driven geopolitical conflict. Two new studies underscore how rising temperatures are likely to increase aggression and violent behavior at the individual level as well. They arrive at a similar conclusion using two very different data sets: crime in Los Angeles and terrorist attacks around the world.