The Green Files > WHO: Global warming to lead to hike in dengue, malaria cases in RP

GMA News.tvhttp://www.gmanews.tv/story/122275/WHO-Global-warming-to-lead-to-hike-in-dengue-malaria-cases-in-RP [GMA News.tv] Aside from the rising cases of dengue and malaria, Omi said “that some low-lying island states in the Pacific were at risk from rising ocean levels, while heat waves and droughts elsewhere were among the many factors contributing to the global food crisis."

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Blog.co.in Tag Cloudhttp://jeevankumar21.blog.co.in/?p=26 [Blog.co.in Tag Cloud] Attributed and expected effects of global warming: Global warming is expected to increase the potential geographic range and virulence of tropical diseases Climate change could cause a major increase in insect-borne diseases such as malaria throughout Europe, North America and .

lymebloghttp://lymeblog.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1513 [lymeblog] As temperatures increase, so will incidences of disease: Insect and tick-spread tropical diseases like malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, leishmaniasis, West Nile and other types of viral encephalitis are some of the unusual diseases that may grow to be more common as America becomes more "tropical." Disease-carrying mosquitoes and other bugs are limited by temperature and are killed by frost and the cold winter months.

Author & Book Views On a Healthy Life From Basil & Spicehttp://www.basilandspice.com/journal/global-warming-raises-outbreaks-of-disease.html [Author & Book Views On a Healthy Life From Basil & Spice] Global Warming Raises Outbreaks of Disease: Drought in East Africa, in association with a warming Indian Ocean, led to the explosive outbreak of Chikungunya fever (similar to dengue fever and also carried by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes) in 2004-06, which has since spread to Italy. Sahel drought is related to upsurges of meningococcal meningitis and, in Latin America, heavy rains and flooding have been associated with outbreaks of dengue fever.

U nnatihttp://unnatii.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/what-they-think-of-us/ [U nnati] What They Think of Us”¦: Tigress- And that’s not all. Global warming will reduce access to clean water and food supplies, particularly in Africa and Asia. Disasters, violence and disease are expected to be more frequent and intense, making the future of the world’s poorest children bleaker.

Andrew Bolt[Andrew Bolt] Exaggerators: IPCC accused by its own: Is the present climate change deleterious to human societies? Are there beneficial aspects of climate change that have been overlooked?

Diary of Sanjeev Srivastavahttp://sanjis.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/08/26/Global-Warming-Universe-Catastrophe.html [Diary of Sanjeev Srivastava] Global Warming - Universe Catastrophe: The increase in temperature would cause floods & droughts alike which would be a catastrophe to the world’s resources & infrastructure. Mass migration from the worst affected areas, challenges to the existence of nations threatened by the rise in sea levels, and, as a consequence of these factors, an increased risk of armed conflict, including even nuclear conflicts are visions as in recent years.

Andrew Bolt[Andrew Bolt] Column - Seven graphs to end the warming hype: Why aren’t you on Rudds Dream Team handing out irrefutable advice as always.You WILL need to trade in your rose coloured glasses and learn to genuflect , but for someone of your elevated intelligence I’m sure you’ll quickly learn how..Bow down to the Master ,there’s a good little fellow..

ProudConservative.com - The Blog[ProudConservative.com - The Blog] GLOBAL WARMING BLAMED FOR WHAT?: Cave paintings threatened, childhood insomnia, Cholera, circumcision in decline, cirrus disappearance, civil unrest, cloud increase, cloud stripping, cockroach migration, coffee threatened, cold climate creatures survive, cold spells (Australia), cold wave (India), computer models, conferences, conflict, conflict with Russia, consumers foot the bill, coral bleaching, coral reefs dying, coral reefs grow, coral reefs shrink , coral reefs twilight, cost of trillions, cougar attacks, cradle of civilisation threatened, crime increase, crocodile sex, crops devastated, crumbling roads, buildings and sewage systems, curriculum change, cyclones (Australia)

-scRiBbLes-[-scRiBbLes-] Global Warming: D Spread of diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. D Increased intensity (but less frequent) of hurricanes and extreme waether events.

Earthkeepers[Earthkeepers] Stop Global Warming: As temperatures rise, disease-carrying mosquitoes and rodents spread, infecting people in their wake. Doctors at the Harvard Medical School have linked recent U.S. outbreaks of dengue fever, malaria, hantavirus and other diseases directly to climate change.

Rashid's Bloghttp://rashidfaridi.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/global-warming-2/ [Rashid's Blog] Global Warming: Tropical diseases, such as malaria and dengue, might spread to larger regions. Longer-lasting and more intense heat waves could cause more deaths and illnesses.

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