Extreme weather fuels online hate speech: Study
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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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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Temperatures above 86°F show a consistent link to this phenomenon, irrespective of differences such as income or political preferences.
The study looked at tweets in the US - and the results tell the same story to a similar study in Europe from a year earlier.
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