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Some Climate Shocks Can Increase the Likelihood of War

Researchers warn against oversimplifying climate change’s role in conflicts. But some conditions can increase the likelihood of violence, a new study finds.

By Bob Berwyn

People flee a U.N. base, where gunmen opened fire on South Sudanese civilians sheltering inside, in the town of Malakal on Feb. 18, 2016. Scientists tracing links between climate impacts and conflicts found that some regions can tip toward violence when they reach extreme drought tipping points. Credit: Justin Lynch/AFP via Getty Images
A health worker wears protective gear as they dispose of biohazard waste from a Nipah virus isolation center at a government hospital in India’s southern state of Kerala on Sept. 16, 2023. Credit: AFP via Getty Images

Climate Change Likely to Expand the Range of an Asian Bat and the Deadly Disease it Carries

By Chad Small

A worker sweeps around a furnace at a coke plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on April 11. Credit: Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Mining ‘Critical Minerals’ in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Rife With Rights Abuses

By Katie Surma

The skyline of Van Horn, Texas, where residents are raising concerns about a proposed natural gas pipeline. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News

Worried About Safety, a Small West Texas Town Challenges Planned Cross-Border Pipeline

By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, and Alejandra Martinez, the Texas Tribune

A coal belt in Seward, Alaska

U.S. Again Becoming Top Coal Exporter

By Bruce Nichols and Jackie Cowhig, Reuters

From Nepal to Maldives, Eyewitness Sees Impact of Warming, Melting Glaciers

By Guest Writer

Understanding Glacier Changes: Elevation Matters

By Guest Writer

Glacier Responses to Climate Change are Complex, as are the Impacts

By Guest Writer

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