The potential relationship between climate change and conflict is intriguing and warrants rigorous study. However, the proposition by Burke et al. that warming may be a directly causative factor in the risk of civil war in Sub-Saharan Africa seems unlikely. The analysis of Burke et al. (1) suggests instead a tenuous historical association between warming and increased conflict. (Letters)
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/does-warming-increase-risk-civil-war-africa
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alexandra-e-sutton
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/justin-dohn
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kara-loyd-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/proceedings-national-academy-sciences
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/war
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa