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Murders, violence on rise as parched central India battles for water
2016-06-29 09:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Imrat Namdev and her younger sister Pushpa Namdev were neighbors in Chhatarpur district, in the drought-hit Indian region of Bundelkhand. Both relied on the same well for water and, according to police, frequently quarreled over how much the other was using. In May, during one fight over water, Pushpa, 42, beat Imrat, 48, with a stick, police say. The injured sister was rushed to a hospital, but died there, and Pushpa was charged with murder. "Our village faces a severe shortage of potable...
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Climate determines violence of a nation, scientists say
2016-06-28 10:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: People who live in places with a varied climate are generally less violent than those who live in consistently hot areas, according scientists who have been trying to explain why violent crime is often higher near the equator. Several studies have shown that levels of violence and aggression are higher in hotter countries, but according to the scientists, the leading theories are incomplete. One model, known as the Routine Activity Theory, suggests that people are outside more in warm weather....
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A new theory on how climate impacts rates of violence
2016-06-26 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindu: A new study explains why some violent crime rates are higher near the equator than other parts of the world. The combination of hot climates and less variation in seasonal temperatures leads to a faster life strategy, less focus on the future and lower self-control, it has found. The researchers call the new model CLimate Aggression, and Self-control in Humans (CLASH). Climate shapes how people live, it affects the culture in ways that we dont think about in our daily lives, said Brad Bushman,...
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Honduras gang violence uproots thousands a month - UN
2016-06-03 11:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Gang violence is forcing thousands of Hondurans to leave their homes every month to seek safety in other neighbourhoods and provinces of the Central American nation, a problem that is invisible but growing, says the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR). Honduras is one of the world's deadliest nations. It is estimated there are around 23,000 gang members involved in turf wars and almost daily shoot-outs with police. The Honduran capital Tegucigalpa and the country's industrial city of San Pedro Sula...
Syria talks to resume amid disputes, escalating violence
2016-04-13 14:11:50| IT Services - Topix.net
Indirect peace talks between Syria's wa... . U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura briefs media after his talks with Iranian deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 12, 2016.
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