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In the 50th episode of Ash Cloud we focus on the climate related violence. Our guest, Peter Schwartzstein, describes this as a messy marriage of climate stress and poor governance. ISIS profited from collapsing agricultural positions to bolster its ranks in Iraq and Syria. The recruitment rate of jihadis was three time higher from villages reliant solely on rain than from similar villages with access to irrigation water. The developed world is not immune, above and beyond the global impacts of migration it has been documented that violence against women in Greece appears to increase almost in lockstep with summer temperates. In the United States, 85% of the mass shootings that occurred in 2022 took place between June and September, with the physiological changes unleashed by higher temperatures appearing to be a determining factor. The migration stories that make the headlines are only the tip of the iceberg. These are based on the 10% of people that flee their homes due to conflict and migrate internationally. The other 90% impact the towns and cities within their countries. However, as it's generally the best educated and wealthiest people that can actually afford to leave this also undermines the governance and financial security of the impacted villages further undermining these societies. You can listen to our conversation here. Ismahane Elouafi Karen Ross Aimable UWIZEYE, PhD Ermias Kebreab Marcelo Mena Fred Krupp Joseph W. McFadden Britt Groosman John Blackburn AO Mick Ryan, AM John Nicholson, General U.S. Army Retired Hayden Montgomery Andy Jarvis Allan Savory Mary Shelman Colin South Maik Kindermann Charles Brooke Kosta Stavreas Sparsha Saha, PhD Anneline Padayachee [PhD] Richard Eckard Tim Benton Andrea Bertaglio David Hughes David Tuck Paula H. Adrian Edwards Francette Geraghty-Dusan Britt Spyrou Louisa Burwood-Taylor Elaine Watson Doc Brown J. Matthew Pryor Claudia Arndt Ben van Delden John Roulac Paul Greive
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Environmental journalist & researcher, Global fellow @ The Wilson Center, fellow @ Center for Climate & Security, TED fellow, Author of 'THE HEAT AND THE FURY: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence' (2024)
3moThanks for having me on the podcast, Ash!