Amid wars and world conflicts, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to (drum roll please) Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Their award isn't without merit of course. The committee believes that uncontrolled climate change may give a reason for the world to rise in conflict again:

[It] may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the Earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens on the world's most vulnerable countries. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states.