"There may, indeed, be some marginal health gains from warmer weather in some populations" says Professor McMichael. "But these objectors are missing the real point. Climate conditions are fundamentally important for all manner of things that our health and lives depend on. Mosquitoes and salmonella bacteria also like hotter weather, and rice yields decline by 10 per cent for each additional 1 deg C rise in temp. Slight warming of the sea surface heightens the intensity of cyclones, and, on land, increase the severity of droughts."
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