May I share this hair of a scare with all you doubters out thare about climate catastrofare 'mare?
Gun violence, as well as other types of violence, such as road rage, is known to worsen in the summer. Warmer temperatures increase the body’s stress hormones in the nervous system, which may heighten violent impulses.
I do not think it is because of "stress" from the heat. But rather that in the warmer months more people are outside in larger groups creating more opportunities for disagreements.
These appear to be data from 2004, reinterpreted by someone (Joseph Toomey) who doesn't seem to be as much of a reputable geologist as Richard Blane Alley (who gives lectures about how carbon affects climate change). In fact, it looks like he intentionally repurposed R.B. Alley's work while trying to make it less obvious.
Not too long ago, climate change was quite widely treated as though it wasn't real; nowadays, it's real but not the fault of what we're doing to the oceans, the rainforests, or the air. To me, it seems like common sense that all our obvious pollution has consequences.
I do agree with your point on hypocrisy. It is by far the rich who pollute the most.
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