From the exaggeration department …because that extra 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit is somehow far more powerful than the range of climate and weather extremes that human experience and live in daily. And, since when is an opinion poll equal to science? Next they’ll be telling us that 97% of Thoracic physicians…
Climate change affects human health, ATS membership survey shows
The American Thoracic Society has published the results of a survey of the ATS membership on climate change which found that the majority of ATS members believe that climate change is real and that it is having a negative impact on the health of the patients that they care for.
“Our physician members are seeing the effects that climate change is having on the well-being of their patients,” said John R. Balmes, MD, Chair of the ATS Environmental Health Policy Committee, who was one of the survey’s authors. “These results talk to the importance of groups involved in healthcare taking a stand on this issue, and educating their members and the patients that they serve that climate change is a healthcare issue.”
Key results of the survey include:
- 89% of respondents believe climate change is happening
- 68% believe climate change is being driven entirely or mostly by human activity
- 65% believe climate change is relevant to direct patient care (either a great deal or a moderate amount)
- Free text responses indicate physician believe they are seeing climate change health effects in patients today
The survey, which was conducted by the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, polled 5,500 US ATS members and asked a series of questions about climate change and its impact on patients. The survey had a response rate of 17% and received responses from 49 states and the District of Columbia.
Reported adverse health effects attributed to climate change included worsening of asthma due to exposure to ozone or other pollutants, longer and more severe allergy seasons, and an increased number of cases of acute and chronic lung conditions.
In addition to Dr. Balmes, other ATS authors of the survey included Gary Ewart, Senior Director of ATS Government Relations and George D. Thurston, DSc, and Tee L. Guidotti, MD, MPH, who are Vice Chair and member, respectively, of the ATS Environmental Health Policy Committee.
The survey results are published in the February issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
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So 11% of these people (all by definition qualified in science) don’t believe in CC at all, and 1/3 don’t believe in AGW.
Meanwhile some of the small majority think CC is about ozone.
But go on warmies, tell us how skeptics are ignorant and untrained in science. Seems like specialist surgeons are more skeptical than the population.
This. On account of we are all poikilotherms. /sarc
Are we getting this stupid or what ?
Could it be that CC worship is believed good for ones wealth?
Being an atheist, I’m not a expert in the impact of organized beliefs, faith, dharma etc on human physiology or well-being.
But after a second thought, the claim perhaps isn’t too far off. In my case AGW has frequently activated the medulla of the adrenal glands and the ends of sympathetic nerve fibers. Regrettably that’s beneficial only short-term.
More sustainable, positive health impact, notably by central nervous system and pituitary gland stimulation, can be attributed to tragicomic denial of persistent model failure and an outstanding Bart Simson parody by a certain redundant railway engineer:
climate change kills!
3 March: CBC: Nova Scotia aquaculture fish killed by superchilled water
Cooke Aquaculture sites in Annapolis Basin, Shelburne Harbour, Jordan Bay reporting mortalities
Fish at three aquaculture sites in Nova Scotia have died and a so-called superchill is suspected, the provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture said Tuesday…
The department said a preliminary investigation has found a superchill happened, meaning sustained cold temperatures dropped the temperature of the water to the level that fish blood freezes — around –0.7 C.
Tides in late February and early March also tend to be high, the department said, contributing to to lowering temperatures in sea cages by flooding more shallow areas than usual. Low air temperatures cool the water and receding tides flush the cages with superchilled water.
The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture said superchills happen every five to seven years and the deaths ***do not pose a risk to the environment…
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-aquaculture-fish-killed-by-superchilled-water-1.2980172
***except for the fish.
I’ve been trying to understand this one and think I’ve got it figured out. Remember the movie “Revenge of the Nerds 2”? Ogre says, “what if C A T really spelled dog”. Along the same lines what if global warming is really global cooling? In that case I think it could cause health problems.
During the latter part of the 1990’s I was shuttling monthly between mineral exploration projects in the outback of Far North Queensland, Australia – summer maximum temperatures around 40degC (~105degF), and the Yukon Territory, Canada – winter minimum temperatures around minus 30degC (~minus 20F). That’s a temperature difference of 70degC (~125degF). This exposure was accommodated by wearing short in the Antipodes and really rugging up in the sub-Arctic – it’s a concept that appears to have escaped the AGW crowd entirely.
You could easily play the Six Degrees of Separation game with global warming. ie How many causal links do you need to blame Bad Thing X on ‘global warming’? Usually, 2 or 3 bogus links is enough.
So does this mean George Clooney can now seek answers on climate change from medical doctors as well climate scientists? After all there is a consensus opinion amongst those polled, and everybody knows that is all that really counts in science.
/sarc
A question from this survey
What is, or if retired was, your primary work setting?
Response Options Percent Response Response Number
(N)
Outpatient (clinical) 15% 125
Hospital (clinical) 27% 219
Non-clinical Administrative 2% 15
Other non-clinical 3% 23
Other clinical 1% 7
Academic 53% 431
TOTAL 100% 820
Is anyone anywhere in the world surprised by this 53% academic response? Then add the Non Clinical Admin and non clinical whatevers and others and why not add the clerical staff, kiosk people and the local paper boy, somebody’s neighbour (for those who have not read the survey someones neighbour is actually referenced in the comments section. I am being serious.Truly Ruly. Cross my Heart and I have not got my fingers crossed behind my back.) and we have got a great survey guaranteed to provide a great big juicy long term grant from the next budget.
Is there a secret society of body snatchers infiltrating universities and institutions and kidnapping real academics and doctors and replacing them with clones with their brains removed?
This survey goes directly into The 50 Shades of Climate Change Stoopidity Hall of Fame.
Since the American Thoracic Society is coming up with wild speculative guesses they are calling conclusions, I’ll make my own.
Since only 17% responded, then 83% of their membership does not care about climate change or does not know or think the questions are incredibly stupid. Given that I conclude 83% of ATS members are enjoying fine health and some actually wonderful health under climate change. I additionally conclude 17% that responded have poor health and are looking for something to blame and saw an opportunity to do so with the climate change questionnaire.
Meanwhile someone should probably check if the people at ATS who came up with this ludicrous questionnaire did not falsify degrees, certificates, or past work history before getting a job at the ATS.
Maybe Hollywood should make a movie about this. They could call it, hmm, let me see – Thoracic Park!
Vince
Starring Gregory Neck and Sharon Gall-Stone?
How about some Co-stars or Cameo performers ?