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Can weakened democracies survive global warming?

The populist movements of aspiring authoritarians deny science and appeal to religion to get votes, but large numbers of people who are actually affected by the increasing temperatures seem to turn their backs on scientific explanations and go into denial.

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BY JOSEPH INGRAM, BERNARD SCHUTZ
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Can weakened democracies survive global warming?

The populist movements of aspiring authoritarians deny science and appeal to religion to get votes, but large numbers of people who are actually affected by the increasing temperatures seem to turn their backs on scientific explanations and go into denial.

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