EPA: Global Warming Poses Health Threat, Poor and Elderly at Increased Risk

[Chris_]

EPA: Global Warming Poses Health Threat, Poor and Elderly at Increased Risk

WASHINGTON  —  Global warming will affect the health and welfare of every American, but the poor, elderly, and children will suffer the most, according to a new White House science report released Thursday.

The 284-page report, mostly written by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said every region of the country will be hit by worse health from heat waves and drought. It said all but a handful of states would have worse air quality and flooding. It predicts an increase in diseases spread by tainted food, bad water and bugs.

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The most vulnerable Americans — the poor, elderly, sick, very young, and immigrants — will suffer more, said Kristie Ebi, the lead author of the health sections of the report and a private public health consultant. That's at least 10 percent of the country's population, probably more, she said.

It will be tougher for these people to get adequate health care for climate-related illnesses, cool down in heat waves, escape extreme events such as Hurricane Katrina, and even get enough food, the report said.

 

They drank algore's koolaid.   

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[Jim]

shockingly enough, I went for many years without air conditioning in the home or school when I was a kid.

[EastFacingNorth]

shockingly enough, I went for many years without air conditioning in the home or school when I was a kid.

Hell, I don't even have air conditioning in my dorm room now.

All it does is make me that much more eager to get to work.

Hmmm... confiscating air conditioners as an unemployment solution.  I may be onto something there 

[JohnnyReb]

Where does this Kristie Ebi live, France or something?

[Jim]

Where does this Kristie Ebi live, France or something?

Her mom's basement