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Breaking: Climate Change Poses Deadly Threat to the Elderly
Posted by:
savetheelderly
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Date: December 01, 2014 03:10PM
All you SUV-drivers are future murderers
"Elderly populations could be ten times more at risk of being exposed to a heat wave in 2090 than they are now if climate change isn’t abated, according to a new report...
...The world’s elderly population is projected to rise over the next several decades — a concerning trend when coupled with climate change projections, since the elderly are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts. A September 2003 heatwave in France claimed nearly 15,000 lives — most of them elderly. Elderly people, especially if they live alone, may not be able to move to cooler locations during heat waves, and those suffering from dementia or mental illness may not be able to properly care for themselves...
...The report isn’t the only one to warn about increased exposure to extreme weather events as climate change progresses. Already, the U.S. has had to struggle with a variety of costly extreme weather events: in 2011, the U.S. experienced 14 extreme weather events that caused more than $1 billion in damage, and in 2012, the country experienced 12 such events. Scientists predict that heat waves, droughts, and extreme rainfall and flooding will all become more frequent and more intense as the earth warms. "
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/01/3597687/elderly-populations-risk-heat-waves/
"Elderly populations could be ten times more at risk of being exposed to a heat wave in 2090 than they are now if climate change isn’t abated, according to a new report...
...The world’s elderly population is projected to rise over the next several decades — a concerning trend when coupled with climate change projections, since the elderly are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts. A September 2003 heatwave in France claimed nearly 15,000 lives — most of them elderly. Elderly people, especially if they live alone, may not be able to move to cooler locations during heat waves, and those suffering from dementia or mental illness may not be able to properly care for themselves...
...The report isn’t the only one to warn about increased exposure to extreme weather events as climate change progresses. Already, the U.S. has had to struggle with a variety of costly extreme weather events: in 2011, the U.S. experienced 14 extreme weather events that caused more than $1 billion in damage, and in 2012, the country experienced 12 such events. Scientists predict that heat waves, droughts, and extreme rainfall and flooding will all become more frequent and more intense as the earth warms. "
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/01/3597687/elderly-populations-risk-heat-waves/
Re: Breaking: Climate Change Poses Deadly Threat to the Elderly
Posted by:
kldfjrh
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Date: December 01, 2014 03:18PM
We're the only creatures on this planet who have made a conscious attempt to get rid of survival of the fittest. What does that do? It keeps the weak genes in the gene pool to reproduce and create a drag on evolution.
99% of all species has become extinct before we even got here. Trying to save the weak will do nothing but cost money, and then fail.
You can keep your fucking sob story. Libtard "feelings" do not create a solution to a problem.
99% of all species has become extinct before we even got here. Trying to save the weak will do nothing but cost money, and then fail.
You can keep your fucking sob story. Libtard "feelings" do not create a solution to a problem.
Re: Breaking: Climate Change Poses Deadly Threat to the Elderly
Posted by:
b6XtH
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Date: December 01, 2014 03:21PM
Didn't they also say the polar ice caps would be completely melted by now?
pfft....."settled science" my ass...
pfft....."settled science" my ass...
Re: Breaking: Climate Change Poses Deadly Threat to the Elderly
Posted by:
jkrjhtrh
()
Date: December 01, 2014 03:52PM
b6XtH Wrote:
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> Didn't they also say the polar ice caps would be
> completely melted by now?
>
> pfft....."settled science" my ass...
Be careful. You're gonna hurt a Libturd's feelings. Then you'll be forced to resign because hurting someone's feelings is now illegal.
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> Didn't they also say the polar ice caps would be
> completely melted by now?
>
> pfft....."settled science" my ass...
Be careful. You're gonna hurt a Libturd's feelings. Then you'll be forced to resign because hurting someone's feelings is now illegal.