Study establishes climate is a trigger for conflict

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Submitted by lalit on Mon, 2011-08-29 16:59

Climate shift has at times been fingered as a culprit in triggering conflict, fuelling for instance the 1789 French Revolution by wrecking harvests and driving hungry peasants to the city.

thesaurus: 
Climate Change
Conflicts
Famine
Africa
El Nina
Global Warming
Climate Impacts
Australia
Asia
Natural Disasters
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Name of the Newspaper: 
Business Recorder (Pakistan)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
Report
External URL: 
http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/single/599/0:/1227390:study-establishes-climate-is-a-trigger-for-conflict/?date=2011-08-29
Publication Date: 
29/08/2011