Posted on 01/15/2020 8:22:55 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
If climate change continues unabated, the United States should prepare for an increase in deaths from injuries, a new study claims.
Looking at data on injury deaths and temperature over 38 years, researchers found a correlation between unusually high temperatures and increased rates of death from a range of causes -- traffic accidents, drownings, assault and suicide.
There are various reasons that global warming would affect injury death rates, according to the researchers. During warm weather, people tend to be out on the roads more, drink more alcohol, and be less skilled in their driving -- all of which increase the odds of accidents.
Similarly, drownings become more common, while rates of assault tend to rise -- possibly, research suggests, because people have more face-to-face interaction, and because heat can fuel anger and distress.
Why would young and middle-aged males be most affected? Two reasons, Parks said: They already have higher risks of various injuries, and the impact of heat on certain risks -- such as drowning -- is greater for men than for women.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicinenet.com ...
Warmer temps cause ‘Rat Urban Utopia ferals to cruise the streets in greater numbers over longer shifts causing more violins to their victims.
Once upon a time, environmental activists claimed that they wanted to save the planet for the children. Now they want to save the planet from the children.
Oh noooee.....we’re all going to be injured!
Less heart attacks from shoveling snow.
Bright side to all propaganda.
And then again, it may not.
The saddest part is that with the ceaseless cosmic injustice plaguing women and minorities, once again they will be hardest hit
Also climate change has made people happier.
Always look on the bright side of life!
Climate Change May Translate Into More Fatal Injuries
Like any sane person, I believe the climate has been chaning since the rock started cooling off after it was created. But It was not a concern the first 40 years of my life, and It won’t be now. The change is just way too gradual. We learn to adapt through asmosis - barring something like a large meteor strike or nuclear winter.
Actually, Goebbels would be embarrassed by this stuff.
OFFS! Cue up the looney tunes theme. Bu dee ya bu dee ya tha tha that’s all folks!
The assertion is warm weather causes young males to drink more therefore more injuries? WTF.
When I punch people in the face for trying to lecture me on global warming.
It’s time to declare wat on the planet, it’s trying to kill us!!!
Climate Change May Translate Into More Fatal Injuries (from Falling Sky)
There fixed it.
Climate change may result in fewer people freezing to death.
They try to tie everything to Anthropogenic Global Climate Whatever, don’t they?
I wonder if there is a financial incentive?
They are really reaching now.
Cold kills, warmer temperatures are beneficial to humanity.
Longer growing season means more food.
There have been much warmer periods in history and humanity thrived.
Oh, they ‘found a correlation.
Any scientist\statistician knows correlation != causation.
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