Good news about global warming

[Abdul Alhazred]

If you live in the UK, that is.

I expect the same holds for the USA midwest and Canada. And Russia.

Global warming 'may cut deaths' BBC

The risk of a fatal heatwave in the UK within ten years is high, but overall global warming may mean fewer deaths due to temperature, a report says.

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Nevertheless, there is at present a 25% chance that by 2017 south-east England will see a severe heatwave which could cause 3,000 immediate deaths and the same number of heat-related deaths throughout the summer.

While the authors acknowledge that predicting heatwaves and their effects is difficult, the risk was nonetheless "high".

However, even 6,000 deaths pales in comparison with the number of cold-related deaths, which in the UK currently average about 20,000 per year.

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[latent aaaack]

20,000 cold related deaths in the UK a year? Why are there so many old people without heating in the UK despite it's social safety net? And why are there less such deaths in the whole US?

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5510a5.htm

 

[a_unique_person]

If you live in the UK, that is.

I expect the same holds for the USA midwest and Canada. And Russia.

Global warming 'may cut deaths' BBC

Simplistic.

 

[Abdul Alhazred]

I don't know. What is the BBC's bias?

 

[brodski]

20,000 cold related deaths in the UK a year? Why are there so many old people without heating in the UK despite it's social safety net?

a a reluctance, amongst some people, to take up the help which is offered and a lack of information on what type of help is available.

And why are there less such deaths in the whole US?

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5510a5.htm

much newer housing stock.