How Does Heat Affect Family Violence?

Universität Klagenfurt

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© aau/Tischler-BanfieldClimate change leads to rising temperatures and more frequent extreme heat waves that affect many levels. Antonio Piolanti, post-doc researcher at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Klagenfurt, will investigate over the next three years how extreme ambient temperatures affect violence against women in couples and child abuse.For his research, he was able to recruit a MSCA Global Postdoctoral Fellowship from t…