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To: Moominoid who wrote (37522)	8/11/2005 12:08:43 AM
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These guys concur Moo - so why all the construction in south florida where it is already too hot? Why pile more and more people into the concrete jungles? Even calculated risk is saying this is simple "anger at illegals" Why build more concrete roads care of bush's new hwy bill in places already having too much urbanization? I saw a special on kilimanjaro and they had population densities there approaching major american metro areas - but looking at the scenery - you would think it was an unpopulated forest - they had not cut down all thier trees for concrete jungles. Don't trees give you shade and keep you cooler than concrete jungles? What does Bush know that you don't? ucsusa.org Climate model simulations predict an increase in average surface air temperature of about 2.5°C by the year 2100 (Kattenberg et al., 1996). A warming of global mean temperature will result in an increase in the frequency of warm temperature extremes at all time scales (e.g., days, seasons, and years). Regionally and locally, a small upward shift in mean temperature can cause relatively large increases in the number of extremely hot days, increasing the likelihood of "killer" heat waves during the warm season (Karl et al., 1997). In temperate climates, for example, the number of very hot days would approximately double for an increase of 2 to 3°C in average summer temperatures (Kattenberg et al., 1996). A recent analysis suggests that the number of days per year that temperature thresholds for mortality are surpassed has increased significantly over the last half-century for some US cities (Gaffen and Ross, 1998). Increased heat waves due to climate change would cause more heat-related illness and death. It is still unclear whether the excess mortality will be offset by a decrease in deaths due to extreme cold (McMichael, 1996). Deaths due to hot weather are predominantly associated with preexisting cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, with the elderly, very young, and ill being disproportionately affected (McMichael, 1996). The degree of acclimatization (biological adaptation) of the population is important, as is the quality of housing and exposure to urban heat island effects. In 1995, nearly 500 people died during a severe heat wave in Chicago. Most were poor, elderly residents in homes or apartments without air conditioning. The unusally warm nights during which the nighttime heat index (a measure that includes humidity) failed to drop below 89° F (32°C) for two days (Karl and Knight, 1997) contributed to the high mortality. Continued urbanization and other socioeconomic trends can further increase the number of vulnerable persons. MOO are you not a true believer in "intelligent design" Perhaps Bush is gods man on earth - how do you really know? hehe All that stress in palm beach is just anger at illegals for taking all those good paying jobs away - it has nothing to do with urban centers and population density does it? Global warming, hell we can just burn more oil and run the air conditioner a little more right?