Friday, June 17, 2011

In Africa, warriors steal 70 cows, 30 camels and 40 goats from a man with eight wives and 40 children; kid with iPhone charger in Peoria blamed

Climate change fuels violence as hunger drives cattle poaching in East Africa - The Ecologist
The cattle keepers of Karamoja have raided each others' herds for generations: for prestige, to pay dowries and increase wealth. But the thefts are increasingly driven by hunger caused by a changing climate

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