An article in the latest issue of Science identifies a strong link between a rise in temperature and violence. For those of us who have suffered through hot and humid days, it is easy to believe that tempers get more frayed on hot days. But this study looks at violence in a wide number of societies and find that the link is quite strong across cultures. This recent video put out by NASA looks at the change in temperatures for North America under two different levels of CO2 in the year 2100. If these projections true out to be accurate, then we can also expect violence to increase as well.
The US State Department will close US Consulates in 17 countries on Sunday and issued a worldwide travel alert. The alert suggests that terrorist threats emanating from the Arabian peninsula are the source of the concern, but the alert is not specific at all about any details. The alert is in effect until the end of August.
The New York Times has published a very sobering graphic on inequality in the world. The graphic is based on data compiled by the OECD.
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