Originally Posted by Jorn (Post 3185668)

Violence will rice with changing climate.


From the LA Times: Violence will rise as climate changes, scientists predict.

"Now, three Berkeley researchers have pulled together data from these and other studies and concluded that the incidence of war and civil unrest may increase by as much as 56% between now and 2050, due to warmer temperature and extreme rainfall patterns predicted by climate change scientists.

Likewise, episodes of interpersonal violence — murder, assault, rape, domestic abuse — could increase by as much as 16%, they report in a study published Thursday by the journal Science.

"We find strong causal evidence linking climatic events to human conflict … across all major regions of the world," the researchers concluded."

Cause and effect.

Originally Posted by layback40 (Post 3185687)

Are you suggesting that the warmer climate leads to more "rice" being grown that in turn leads to the increase in conflict? ;):P:P

Originally Posted by Hatterasguy (Post 3185735)

He who has the guns gets the rice...

Originally Posted by Jorn (Post 3185750)

You're wrong, he who hires the ones with guns gets the rice.

Originally Posted by Mike D (Post 3185752)

Yeah well, the guy who hires those guys pays them peanuts for wages.

Originally Posted by Mike D (Post 3185752)

Yeah well, the guy who hires those guys pays them peanuts for wages.