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A study investigating the "climate change-temperature-crime hypothesis" across 15 U.S. cities over a 14-year period found that most correlations between temperature and crime were insignificant, which the researchers said suggested that other social, economic, or environmental factors might be more influential. [1]
The climate in Texas is changing partially due to global warming and rising trends in greenhouse gas emissions. [1] As of 2016, most area of Texas had already warmed by 1.5 °F (0.83 °C) since the previous century because of greenhouse gas emissions by the United States and other countries. [ 1 ]
The connection between Harvey and the wildfires is a global phenomenon that makes the conditions for such disasters more likely: climate change. Unfortunately, most Texas lawmakers refuse to ...
From extreme drought conditions to dangerous floods within a day, environmental scientists warn extreme weather could become common as climate change worsens. Extreme weather in Texas to occur ...
Environmental criminology is the study of crime, criminality, and victimization as they relate, first, to particular places, and secondly, to the way that individuals and organizations shape their activities spatially, and in so doing are in turn influenced by place-based or spatial factors.
In this week’s episode, we speak with The Texas Tribune’s climate reporter Erin Douglas about why it’s been so hot in Texas and examine the long-term implications as climate change shifts ...
A family watches from their door as people assess damage from a tornado that struck Round Rock on March 21, 2022. As natural disasters become more severe in part due to climate change, insurance ...
Causes of environmental crime include economic incentives, regulatory factors, and social/cultural factors. Illegal activities are driven by regulations creating cost differentials between legal and illegal products, compliance costs in different countries, demand for scarce products, and lack of concern for the environment.