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Re: Record-breaking heat scorches southern Australia

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From: Kelly Bert Manning
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:23
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Fran (Fran.Beta@gmail.com) writes:
>>
>> > Death from heat is of course terrible. But statistically, more people
>> > in the world die from cold related causes then from heat. Human beings
>> > appear to be able to deal with the natural heat on the Earth, even
>> > heat waves, better then they can with the cold.
> 
> You're the one with the blinkers. Let's examine your own source:

Check out the CIA world fact website.

Canadians, on average, live 2 (men) to 3 (women) years longer than our 
our unfortunate southern cousins, despite our "harsh northern winters".

The USA economy spends more per capita on health care than any other 
country, yet despite all the money they are neither the healthiest or
the longest lived population in the world.

Meanwhile, in the USA, Lake Mead has resumed it's relentless march to the
bottom of the reservior. Some folks just can't catch the clue about climate
change, even with a 30 meter "bath tub ring" staring them in the face.
http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/mead-elv.html
http://www.arachnoid.com/NaturalResources/
http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/sw-drought-2003-photos1.html
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1724411,00.html
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From: bo774@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Kelly Bert Manning)
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Subject: Re: Record-breaking heat scorches southern Australia
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