Climate change is a danger to health says WHO

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Climate change is a danger to health says WHO



GENEVA: -- As the leaders of 150 countries meet in Paris for a key conference on climate change, the World Health Organization has warned that diseases such as malaria and water borne diarrhoea are sensitive to global warming.

In fact WHO has warned that in the next 15 years, climate change will cause at least a quarter of a million more deaths a year globally.

Dr Diarmid Cambell-Lendrum who is climate change and health team leader at the World Health Organisation:

“Health is central to the climate change agreement. It was one of the three main motivations for writing the original treaty in 1992. And the reason that we are so concerned about the effects of climate change on health are that many of the largest disease problems that we face are highly sensitive to climate conditions,” he said.

Ten diseases spreading due to climate change:

Kidney Stones
Valley Fever
West Nile Virus
Chikungunya
Dengue Fever
Malaria
Lyme Disease
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Other tick-borne Diseases
Naegleria Fowleri
In Senegal and in many other low lying countries, rising sea levels have washed away rice fields, polluted fresh water supplies and displaced villages. The consequences are poor health and nutrition. WHO says health concerns must be a driving force pushing world leaders to reach a climate deal in Paris.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-12-02

[MaxYakov]

11) Redistribution of Wealth Disease

[chuckd]

I've learned over the past 78 or so years of intensive scientific research that climate change accompanying colder weather brings about a rash of common cold and influenza complaints.

This normally happens during the months of November through February but can vary from year to year.

I have also surveyed my many friends and 97% of them agree with me.

So, yep.

Climate change is real.

Edited December 2, 2015 by chuckd

[wabothai]

nature dealing with overpopulation

[chiang mai]

Or nature pursuing Darwinism.

[howbri]

11) Redistribution of Wealth Disease

S-C-A-M

[chiang mai]

11) Redistribution of Wealth Disease

S-C-A-M

... were the last words from his parched scorched lips as the sun rose yet again, previously he had gasped, why hadn't somebody told me!