WHO Warns About Health Consequences Of Global Warming

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October 18 2008

 

World Health Organization Warns About Health Consequences of Global

Warming

by David Gutierrez

 

(NaturalNews) The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that

global warming is already unleashing severe health consequences

around the world, and that these effects will only worsen if extreme

measures are not taken.

 

" The health impacts of climate change are already evident in

different ways: More people are dying from excessive heat than

before, changes are occurring in the incidence of vector-borne

diseases, and the pattern of natural disasters is altering, " said WHO Shigeru Omi.

 

The range of malaria-carrying mosquitoes now extends farther north

than ever before due to warming temperatures, he said, reaching even

into South Korea and the Papua New Guinea highlands. Higher

temperatures have shortened the animals' breeding cycles and thus

increased their populations. Even unusually high rates of mosquito-

borne dengue fever in Asia might be related to rising global

temperature, he said.

 

" Without urgent action through changes in human lifestyle, the

effects of this phenomenon on the global climate system could be

abrupt or even irreversible, sparing no country and causing more

frequent and more intense heat waves, rain storms, tropical cyclones

and surges in sea level, " Omi said.

 

Malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea and floods already kill 150,000

people per year, half of them in Asia, Omi said. These effects are

only set to worsen.

 

Rising sea levels are already destroying farmland and causing

migration in the Marshall and South Pacific islands. Migration is a

major route by which diseases spread.

 

On top of these effects, global warming is expected to cause more

droughts, floods and other climate upsets, disrupting food production

and leading to famine, unemployment, economic upheaval and political

unrest.

 

Poor countries are likely to be hit hardest, he noted, due to their

poor resources and health care systems, and the fact that

malnutrition and disease are already major problems for them.

 

John Ehrenberg, WHO adviser on parasitic diseases, added that these

problems are all exacerbated by unchecked development and

deforestation.

 

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While we cannot deny global warming as a problem in the north there is no proof that man has caused it or that we can do any appreciable amount to help the problem. Also, there is not sufficient evidence, and considerable disagreement among scientists, as to whether warming in the arctic region is also being manifested in the antarctic. Also, when we refer to data from the WHO, we must question who or what scheme might be behind it.

 

Some scientists also suggest that the coming cooling period will be more devastating than the current warming. Meanwhile, all we can do is to stop the insults we are perpetrating on Mother Earth and treat the symptoms she is inflicting upon us.

 

I see the global warming as a bit of truth well seasoned with hysteria and perpetrated by the likes of Al Gore to derive profit for his investment holdings. Two of my favorite birds are the ostrich and Chicken Little, but I do not want to be either one.

 

P.S. Suppose global warming is a surface phenomena caused by a break in the earth's crust releasing hot gases from within. This might be culminated by earthquakes that will spill parts of the northern hemisphere including California into the sea.--- On Fri, 10/24/08, rpautrey2 <rpautrey2 wrote:

rpautrey2 <rpautrey2 WHO Warns About Health Consequences Of Global Warming Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 11:05 AM

 

 

NaturalNews. com http://www.naturaln ews.com/024529. htmlOctober 18 2008World Health Organization Warns About Health Consequences of Global Warmingby David Gutierrez (NaturalNews) The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that global warming is already unleashing severe health consequences around the world, and that these effects will only worsen if extreme measures are not taken."The health impacts of climate change are already evident in different ways: More people are dying from excessive heat than before, changes are occurring in the incidence of vector-borne diseases, and the pattern of natural disasters is altering," said WHO Director Shigeru Omi.The range of malaria-carrying mosquitoes now extends farther north than ever before due to warming temperatures, he said, reaching even

into South Korea and the Papua New Guinea highlands. Higher temperatures have shortened the animals' breeding cycles and thus increased their populations. Even unusually high rates of mosquito-borne dengue fever in Asia might be related to rising global temperature, he said."Without urgent action through changes in human lifestyle, the effects of this phenomenon on the global climate system could be abrupt or even irreversible, sparing no country and causing more frequent and more intense heat waves, rain storms, tropical cyclones and surges in sea level," Omi said.Malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea and floods already kill 150,000 people per year, half of them in Asia, Omi said. These effects are only set to worsen.Rising sea levels are already destroying farmland and causing migration in the Marshall and South Pacific islands. Migration is a major route by which diseases

spread.On top of these effects, global warming is expected to cause more droughts, floods and other climate upsets, disrupting food production and leading to famine, unemployment, economic upheaval and political unrest.Poor countries are likely to be hit hardest, he noted, due to their poor resources and health care systems, and the fact that malnutrition and disease are already major problems for them.John Ehrenberg, WHO adviser on parasitic diseases, added that these problems are all exacerbated by unchecked development and deforestation.Sources for this story include: ap.google.com, www.efluxmedia. com.Buzz up!vote nowBoost this article on Buzz! Click "BuzzUp!"All content posted on this site is commentary or opinion and is protected under Free Speech. Truth Publishing LLC takes sole responsibility for all content. Truth Publishing sells no hard products and

earns no money from the recommendation of products. NaturalNews. com is presented for educational and commentary purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice from any licensed practitioner. Truth Publishing assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of this material. For the full terms of usage of this material, visit www.NaturalNews. com/terms. shtml