160,000 Said Dying Yearly from Global Warming

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

[presidio9]

About 160,000 people die every year from side-effects of global warming (news - web sites) ranging from malaria to malnutrition and the numbers could almost double by 2020, a group of scientists said on Tuesday.

The study, by scientists at the World Health Organization (news - web sites) (WHO) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said children in developing nations seemed most vulnerable.

"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.

"The disease burden caused by climate change could almost double by 2020," he added, even taking account of factors like improvements in health care. He said the estimates had not been previously published.

Most deaths would be in developing nations in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, which would be hardest hit by the spread of malnutrition, diarrhea and malaria in the wake of warmer temperatures, floods and droughts.

"These diseases mainly affect younger age groups, so that the total burden of disease due to climate change appears to be borne mainly by children in developing countries," Haines said.

Milder winters, however, might mean that people would live longer on average in Europe or North America despite risks from heatwaves this summer in which about 15,000 people died in France alone.

Haines said the study suggested climate change could "bring some health benefits, such as lower cold-related mortality and greater crop yields in temperate zones, but (that) these will be greatly outweighed by increased rates of other diseases."

Russia is hosting a World Climate Change Conference this week to discuss how to rein in emissions of gases like carbon dioxide from factories and cars that scientists blame for blanketing the planet and nudging up temperatures.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites), who opened the conference on Monday, suggested in jest that global warming could benefit countries like Russia as people "would spend less money on fur coats and other warm things."

But Putin also backed away from Russia's earlier pledge to swiftly ratify the key Kyoto pact on curbing global warming, a plan that will collapse without Moscow's backing.

He told 940 delegates to the conference Russia was closely studying the issue of Kyoto. "A decision will be taken when this work is finished," he said, giving no timetable.

Haines said small shifts in temperatures, for instance, could extend the range of mosquitoes that spread malaria. Water supplies could be contaminated by floods, for instance, which could also wash away crops.

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More people than that die yearly from stupidity.

[Entropy Squared]

Oh,well, I guess I beat the odds. Time to go to Las Vegas.

[yankeedame]

LOL! No, no, here they are!

[Senator_Blutarski]

About 160,000 people die every year from side-effects of global warming (news - web sites) ranging from malaria to malnutrition and the numbers could almost double by 2020, a group of scientists said on Tuesday.

If you are an eco-nut is this good news or bad news? Seems like good news in the sense that the nasty humans who are causing the alleged global warming are dying off.

I guess the bad news angle is that people intellectually and socially incapable of dealing with the side affects the alleged global warming are likely Democrat voters.

Come to think of it, dead or alive they are likely Democrat voters.

[Waco]

And CO² emissions how much as a result? WHO is sooo clever at putting a happy face on things???

[VeniVidiVici]

I absolutely believe this report from WHO that around 160,000 people die each year due to global warming.

I lived in Florida and it's hotter than Hades. So much so that I died last year. I swear it was because of global warming.

But of course nobody ever interviews ME for a comment.

[mc5cents]

The study, by scientists at the World Health Organization (news - web sites) (WHO) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said children in developing nations seemed most vulnerable.

NY TIMES HEADLINE: HUGE ASTROID TO HIT EARTH TOMORROW: WORLD TO END!!
Women and children and the poor to be hardest hit.

I expect the WHO to come out any day now and state that many deaths are caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva on long periods of time.

What a bunch of goofball liberals.

[formercalifornian]

I know I would!

[formercalifornian]

Yes. Move north. I'm waiting for Fargo to become the next Cancun.

[Erik Latranyi]

More hand-wringing from the people who say that the planet is over-populated!

[formercalifornian]

Yes. And some people who move to South Dakota think it will be warm because of the South in its name. Only with global warming will South Dakota become habitable.

[andy58-in-nh]

More Globaloney.

[xp38]

Technically since Hawaii is closest to the equator it would be closest to the sun. However since it probably has the most perfect weather on earth save for the odd storm and volcano I don't think state closest to the sun is the motto they use. (I know I know...Aloha state)

[jackbill]

Most deaths would be in developing nations in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, which would be hardest hit by the spread of malnutrition, diarrhea and malaria in the wake of warmer temperatures, floods and droughts.

There was an article posted on FR today or yesterday that claimed that the temperatures in the southern hemisphere have actually been decreasing!

This article sounds like BS to me.

[genefromjersey]

Most of them !

[Paulus Invictus]

Hey! That CD is not a laughing matter! Everyone has it and it gets worse as the years go by. I have it bad and am trying hard to gather funds to combat it. Please send me $5.00 each and I'll get the fund started. I may even have a CD Newsletter to keep you informed as to how the funds will be used and where. ( Carnaval in Rio, Brazil comes to mind).

[Jorge]

And that's in France alone.

I know it's not nice to laugh at this, but I nearly fell off my chair :)

[Ragirl]

WOW!!!! THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DIED IN FRANCE!

[geedee]

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Someone needs to fight fire with fire and publish an estimate of how many people are dying due to big, liberal government policies. If abortion were counted, it'd be a slam dunk in favor of conservative policies.