In a recent paper published by Climatic Change, Nick Obradovich conducts the “first-ever” investigation into the relationship between rising global temperatures, electoral returns, and climate change. Using data from more than 1.5 billion votes cast across electoral contests held in 19 countries, he found that when the annual average temperature for a country rose above … Continue reading How Climate Change May Speed Democratic Turnover, and Beyond a “Naïve” Understanding of Drought and Conflict