Will Global Warming Save Lives?
By IBD
INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Feb 16 2008
Global Warming: A study done for the British government says that global warming will kill thousands. It also says lives will be saved due to warmer winters. OK, which is it? Or is it neither?
A report commissioned by Britain’s Health Department says that one blistering hot summer between now and 2017 could kill more than 6,000 Britons. The panel of scientific experts that compiled the study believes the chance of that is 25%.
Naturally, the global-warming-will-kill-us-all crowd latched onto that speculation, as did headline writers. “U.K. May Suffer Heat Wave That Kills 3,000,” topped a Bloomberg story, while Reuters opted for “Climate Change May Kill Thousands In U.K. By 2017.”
The panel also said global warming will bring warmer winters, which will cut down on cold-related deaths in Britain. So should we fear human-created climate change or embrace it?
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