Saturday, March 17, 2012

Doctors Expect Climate Change to Worsen Lung Diseases | State of Health Blog from KQED News

All of that is bad for asthmatics, children and the elderly, but also for poor people – as it turns out.

 “It was really an eye opener for us,” said Kent Pinkerton, a professor of pediatrics at UC Davis and the lead author on the report.

Flashback:  CNN.com - Transcripts

COREN [to warmist Julia Gillard]: You mention your family and the fact that you were born in Wales. At an early age, you were quite sick and almost died of a form of pneumonia. And doctors told your parents that, to improve your health, to move to a warmer climate.

Should Floridians worry about rising sea levels? | The Opinion Zone blog | The Palm Beach Post

So, here’s the good news from the folks at Climate Central:

If you don’t live in Broward or Miami-Dade counties, rising sea levels may not flood your home.

The bad news:

Rising seas will make life pretty bad for all of Florida.

According to Climate Change — a non-profit that receives money from foundations, NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Army Corps of Engineers, among others — global warming will increase the usual rise in sea levels here of 1.1 inches per decade.

- Bishop Hill blog - Black's Whitewash

BBC watchers might be interested in a new blog called Black's Whitewash, focusing on the activities of BH favourite, Richard Black.

Atmospheric CO2 set to SOAR from 0.0004 to 0.0007 - OECD • The Register

Pesky poor folk will be wanting some energy

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