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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (930421)	4/14/2016 11:36:24 AM
From: PKRBKR	1 Recommendation Recommended By jlallen Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575428

“there is very limited scientific support for the claim that reducing the number of cold days will reduce the number of cold-related deaths.” UFB! How could anyone take this "scientist" seriously?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (930421)	5/21/2016 11:25:40 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 1575428

"While the US GCRP report is based on thousands of scientific publications, Lomborg cherry-picked only a few to support his case that 1) “cold kills many more people than heat” Indian media reported 16 deaths in Rajasthan, where nearly 17,000 villages were facing water shortages. Heatstroke has claimed 109 lives in southern Andhra Pradesh state, where pre-monsoon showers have broken the hot spell, a state government statement said. The intense heat wave in western Gujarat state has claimed 17 lives this month, with temperatures touching 118 F. pressherald.com = Record-Breaking Heat Grips India Amid Rash of Farmer Suicides One agricultural region, Marathwada, located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, saw some 400 suicides through mid-May this year, according to a report published on Tuesday in The Indian Express newspaper. Over the past 16 months, 1,548 distressed farmers have been reported dead from suicide in the region, the paper said. abcnews.go.com