160,000 Said Dying Yearly from Global Warming

Reuters ^ | Tue, Sep 30, 2003 | Alister Doyle

[Question_Assumptions]

How many people wouldn't be dying if they used DDT?

[veronica]

What a crock.

[The Old Hoosier]

What a crock of sh%t. No one can even figure out how much warming there is, let alone how many lives it might kill--or save!

Hey UN morons, how about all the people who would freeze to death if NOT for global warming!

[glock rocks]

Excellent question.

I'm waiting for the killer asteroid. Hope I have time to pick up a bottle of Maker's Mark.

[Russell Scott]

160,000,000 die each year from old age.

[Dog Gone]

Milder winters, however, might mean that people would live longer on average in Europe or North America

So, why should I die early just to save some southeast Asian?

Crank up the heat.

[Jim Robinson]

And that's in France alone.

[veronica]

Warm Weather Not the Major Factor in Malaria Epidemics (CDC)...

"Malaria was an important cause of illness and death in 16th and 17th century England, during a period known as the "Little Ice Age."

History shows that malaria was common in England and much of Europe until the end of the 19th century. It even flourished during a 150-year period called the "Little Ice Age," clear evidence that factors other than climate affect the spread of a disease seen today as "tropical," according to an article in Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC's peer-reviewed journal, which tracks new and reemerging infectious diseases worldwide.

The world's climate is constantly changing. In the Middle Ages, temperatures in Europe were higher than they are now, but in the 16th century, bitter cold prevailed in a period known as the "Little Ice Age." During that period, malaria (then known as "ague") was common in England and most of Europe. It was described in detail by prominent physicians such as William Harvey and Thomas Sydenham and mentioned by many contemporary British authors, including Shakespeare and Defoe. Cinchona bark was first used to cure the disease in the marshes of Essex near London, in the late 1600s. The essential ingredient, quinine, is still in use."

Etc.

[gitmo]

Millions die from Liberalism.

[LibWhacker]

Oh, please . . . These people are getting goofier by the day.

[Cindy]

and more real numbers...


100,000 Democrats are....

[presidio9]

160,000,000 die each year from old age.

By God you're right! We need to come up with a name for this phenomenon to "raise awareness" so we can combat it. I'm kicking around "Chronological Deterioration." What do you think?

Now if only we can find a bunch of quack scientists to use faulty logic to indicate that the problem may or may not exist. Then we can assign political issues as potential causes. I think stress caused by rampant liberalism accelerates "Chronological Deterioration." We need to do everything we can to stop it.

[pabianice]

Hmmm... and it is estimated that over 300,000,000 died of Communism in the last 85 years. But you hear them admit that, do you?

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

We estimate that climate change may already be causing in the region of 160,000 deaths...a year," Professor Andrew Haines of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine told a climate change conference in Moscow.

well if andrew haines says its true

where do get these bulls##t numbers!

[smokinleroy]

Group of scientists?

Here they are! (Sorry to insult the Stooges like this).

[smokinleroy]

the total burden of disease due to climate change appears to be borne mainly by children in developing countries

Oh, yes! Have to get THE CHILDREN in there.

[Jim Cane]

How many people wouldn't be dying if they used DDT?

The answer is 148.082 per every 100,000. 148.082 out of every 100,000 people die every year due to Malaria.

It's a good thing, since, with the growing number of unemployed Americans, more people need to die so as to decrease the surplus population.

Don't bring back DDT, or not enough people (who are probably union (ex)workers anyway) will be dying.

A really big war would help get rid of the useless people a little faster, which would be good for us taxpayers.

[jbstrick]

Easily resolved.

MOVE NOTRH or SOUTH!

[InvisibleChurch]

I believe it. I lived in North Carolina for a year once. Nobody told me the state motto was "State Closest To The Sun".

; )