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Ed Markey: It was a drought that led to a famine that then led to battles between different groups over more scarce resources.

On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
It was a drought that led to a famine that then led to battles between different groups over more scarce resources.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey references past testimony linking climate change to national security and conflict.

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