researchers revealed a significant correlation between climate change and wars in world history. An article that indicates a new threat of global warming for humanity is published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Briefly about scientific work is told in a press release on phys.org.
Historians found out that three states at the same time existing on the Korean Peninsula from 18 to our era up to 660 of our era, participated in an armed conflict with their neighbors more than twice as often in cases where they experienced an impact on the part of extreme Weather phenomena, such as drought or abundant precipitation. The correlation was detected on the basis of the analysis of “Sumguk Sagi” – historical records of the period of three states: Kogouro, Packcé and Silla.
The state that suffers from natural disasters was also under threat of invasion more often than switched to the offensive in the enemy. The reason for this is that the crisis of food security did the country more vulnerable to the invasion of enemies.
According to scientists, the results of the study will help make efforts to identify and protect the peoples living today in countries that are especially vulnerable to conflicts related to the climate.