October 26, 2012

Will Climate Change Cause Violent Conflict?

Alex Berezow, RealClearScience

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It is widely believed that climate change will lead to violent conflict, for instance, over dwindling water and food supplies. However, a recent paper in PNAS casts some doubt on this.

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