World: Climate change 'killing thousands'

Saturday, May 30th 2009 - 16:15 UTC

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Climate change is killing about 315,000 people a year through hunger, sickness and weather disasters, according to a new report. The report, commissioned by the Geneva-based Global Humanitarian Forum (GHF) and released on Friday, said the the annual death toll is expected to rise to half a million by 2030. Read full article

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Bubba
Hey Kofi!!
How many died on your watch in Bosnia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, and Laos?
Give the climate a rest and go spend your “Iraqi Oil for Food Money”.
The only reason I can think of that has you involved is that their must be some way for you or one of your family to siphon off some cash!
May 30th, 2009 - 06:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Bubba
“The alternative is mass starvation, mass migration and mass sickness.”

Sounds like your missions in Africa..
May 30th, 2009 - 06:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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