Arab Revolts & the Climate Connection

Explore the climate change role in uprisings in the Arab world and its impact on global movements.

ByKeith Kloor
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Over at Climate Central, I discuss this recent essay that argues climate change has "played a necessary role" in the uprisings sweeping through the Arab world since January.

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