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For decades, scientists have shown that hot weather results in more physical violence in society. But a new study shows that phenomenon exists online as well. Annika Stechemesser is a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Her group assessed billions of tweets and found that hot temperatures resulted in more hate speech. The World’s Anna Kusmer explains.