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A new Rice University study is shedding light on a long-debated question: Can climate variability influence the risk of armed ...

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One of the most pervasive misunderstandings of climate — even among some who publish on climate — is the belief that any long-term trend in a measured climate variable indicates a change in climate, ...

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New research reinforces scientific evidence that climate extremes can raise the risk of armed conflict, especially when ...