World: Weather disasters raise conflict risk in multi-ethnic nations - study

A study found that nearly a quarter of armed conflicts in ethnically diverse countries since 1980 coincided in the same month with weather disasters

• Heatwaves, droughts raise conflict risks if ethnic splits

• Global warming could further aggravate risks -PNAS study

• Some doubt link, say hard to separate impact from poverty

By Alister Doyle

OSLO, July 25 (Reuters) - Multi-ethnic nations are vulnerable to armed conflicts after weather disasters such as heatwaves and droughts in a trend that could worsen with global warming, scientists said on Monday.

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