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Hotter days bring out hotter tempers, research finds
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Hotter days bring out hotter tempers, research finds

Studies add to the literature showing how people act out aggressively when it’s hot.
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Hotter days lead to more harassment and hate speech

As temperatures rise, so does human anger and aggression. That’s the takeaway from two new studies published in the past week — the latest in a growing collection of literature linking extreme heat to changes in human temperament and behavior.

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