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Rise in violence 'linked to climate change'

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Shifts in climate are strongly linked to increases in violence around the world, a study suggests.
US scientists found that even small changes in temperature or rainfall correlated with a rise in assaults, rapes and murders, as well as group conflicts and war.

The team says with the current projected levels of climate change, the world is likely to become a more violent place.
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They estimate that a 2°C rise in global temperature could see personal crimes increase by about 15%, and group conflicts rise by more than 50% in some regions.
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Re: Rise in violence 'linked to climate change'

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Just going to drop this article in here due to heat mentioned in it.

http://www.theprovince.com/health/China ... story.html
China bakes in heat wave so strong you can cook on manhole covers


THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUST 1, 2013

SHANGHAI, China — It's been so hot in China that people are grilling shrimp on manhole covers, eggs are hatching without incubators and a highway billboard has mysteriously caught fire by itself.

The heat wave — the worst in at least 140 years in some parts — has left dozens of people dead and pushed thermometers above 40 degrees C (104 F) in at least 40 cities and counties, mostly in the south and east. Authorities for the first time have declared the heat a "level 2" weather emergency— a label normally invoked for typhoons and flooding.

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So China is going to be a war zone soon... :shock:
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So it must've been very hot during WW2?
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Actually it is more believable than video games causing violent behaviour.
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