TEXTO:
Climate of violence
Cops anywhere can tell you that when the
temperature rises, so does the crime rate. So what’s
going to happen when the whole planet gets hotter? The
answer gleaned by a recent analysis of 60 detailed
[5] studies covering a time span from 10,000 B.C. to the
present is, well, pretty grim. The authors of Quantifying
the Influence of Climate on Human Conflict, published
∈Science, conclude there is a strong causal link, not
just a coincidental one, between warmer temperatures
[10] and violence — and the problem is not only one of crime,
but also of war. Even a relatively slight increase from the
current norm (say, a jump of less than one degree in
Africa) can lead to a 4 percent increase ∈ violence among
groups. By 2050, those numbers could double or
[15] quadruple. The evidence comes from a lot of different
angles — archeology, criminology, economics,
geography, history, political science, and psychology —
and the authors concede that climate is not the only , or
even the primary, cause of conflict. But it is one that
[20] “appears to extend across the world, throughout history,
and at all scales of social organization.”
In BIG THINK, Around the world ∈ five ideas, Newsweek, Aug. 26, 2013, p. 8-9.
Fill ∈ the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).
According to the text,
( ) there is a close relationship between violent behavior and global warming.
( ) the hotter the temperature, the more violent people become.
( ) conflicts among people may decrease between now and 2050.
( ) climatic changes play an insignificant role ∈ human conflicts.
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