Extreme Temperatures Linked to Rise in Hate Tweets, Study Shows
The study found that people post more hateful tweets when the temperature rises above or dips below a "feel good" range.
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The study found that people post more hateful tweets when the temperature rises above or dips below a "feel good" range.
A growing field called attribution science is helping researchers rapidly assess the links between global warming and weather disasters.
Temperatures above 86°F show a consistent link to this phenomenon, irrespective of differences such as income or political preferences.
Extreme temperatures are fuel for online hate speech, according to a recent study from the German Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
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