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‘Atlas of Health and Climate’ to understand the challenges of extreme conditions
As the world’s climate continues to change, hazards to human health are increasing. The Atlas of Health and Climate, published jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), illustrates some of the most pressing current and emerging challenges. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules“Climate has a profound impact on the lives, and survival, of people.”
Oct 30th, 2012 - 09:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0Very perceptive, probably worth a Nobel Prize.
“Communication” and the world wide use of the “English” language has become the key or the tools that has made this advancement possible, still up to date we see many problems happening around the world simply because as people we don't underestand each other or we don't underestand each others cultures, the use of internet and the English language can help us to overcome this.
Oct 30th, 2012 - 02:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Shifting to clean household energy sources would both reduce climate change, and save the lives of approximately 680 000 children a year from reduced air pollution.”
Oct 30th, 2012 - 04:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But the cost to shift to such a clean household energy source would cost the lives of how many children? You see, the best thing you can do for the extreme poor is clean water and food. Cooking with cheap electricity is probably one of the easiest ways to save lives because the indoor pollution created by using wood burning stoves is said to be very cancerous. But these people want the poor to use expensive clean energy like wind and solar.
Like I have said before, environmentalists end up killing more people than they save.
#1 Better than the one for the EU!
Nov 01st, 2012 - 10:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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