Kansas City Star Question: Climate Change Sparks Homicide Spike?!?

Recently, we've been questioning the future of the Kansas City Star and today we have our answer. 

THE NEWSPAPER LINKING CLIMATE CHANGE TO HISTORIC HOMICIDE NUMBERS TRENDING UPWARD PROVES THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT SURVIVAL AS A NEWS ORGANIZATION!!! THEY'RE A NONPROFIT MOUTHPIECE IN THE MAKING!!!

This data correlation is OLD . . . We first noticed similar arguments around 2019 and they made for funny headlines but not serious debate. 

Consider . . .

KCMO remains embroiled in bitter, years-long debate betwixt city hall vs. the Missouri GOP & police leadership. Meanwhile, other hotter places in the U.S. haven't suffered the same historic spike in killing or a tragic disconnect betwixt police & community. Quick example: Utah hosts bigger & nicer cities than KCMO and they've endured this same "changing climate" but, not-so-strangely, haven't suffered any major rise in violence. 

Put simply . . . 

Linking homicide spikes to climate change is junk science and the newspaper isn't even having a good time discussing it. 

Instead . . . Today's missive looks like part of their "data driven reporting" effort that hasn't interested subscribers, advertisers or even casual readers. 

Check-it . . .

On the hottest day of 2022 in Kansas City, three people were shot and killed. Three more were shot and survived, the Kansas City Police Department said.

The temperature clocked in at 101 degrees on July 23, according to Jared Leighton, a lead forecaster with the National Weather Service in Kansas City.

With 171 homicides, this year became the second deadliest on record in Kansas City — and some of those fatal shootings may be linked to an unexpected cause: climate change.

Researchers analyzed more than 116,000 shootings in 100 cities and found that nearly 7% could be attributed to days with above-average temperatures, not only in the summer, but also at other times of the year when it was unseasonably warm.

In Kansas City, Missouri, the percentage of shootings tied to days with above-average temperatures was 6.13%, while in Kansas City, Kansas, it was 7.86%, according to the study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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On the hottest day of 2022 in Kansas City, three people were shot and killed. Three more were shot and survived, the Kansas City Police Department said. The temperature clocked in at 101 degrees on July 23, according to Jared Leighton, a lead forecaster with the National Weather Service in Kansas City.