World heats up; women, minorities hardest hit

well, at least we’ll be able to stop worrying about demented snowmen

Global warming leads to increase in violence against women and minorities, experts decide

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have analysed previous studies and found a link between extreme weather and sexual assaults and physical abuse against women, girls, and sexual and gender minorities.

….. Ms van Daalen said: 'At the root of this behaviour are systematic social and patriarchal structures that enable and normalise such violence.

'Existing social roles and norms, combined with inequalities leading to marginalisation, discrimination, and dispossession make women, girls, and sexual and gender minorities disproportionately vulnerable to the adverse impacts of extreme events.'

I’m so old, I remember when “science” and “scientific method” held meaning.