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The Copenhagen Diagnosis

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Aye Pod11/24/2009 3:38:47 pm PST

re: #73 Obdicut

Case in point -

Climate ‘is a major cause’ of conflict in Africa:


Climate has been a major driver of armed conflict in Africa, research shows - and future warming is likely to increase the number of deaths from war.

US researchers found that across the continent, conflict was about 50% more likely in unusually warm years.

Writing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), they suggest strife arises when the food supply is scarce in warm conditions.

news.bbc.co.uk