UK Government Warns National Health Service - Expect Malaria, Deadly Heatwaves Within 5 Years

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The UK is to be hit by regular malaria outbreaks, fatal heatwaves and contaminated drinking water within five years because of global warming, the Government has warned the NHS. Following a major consultation with climate change scientists, the Government is issuing official advice to hospitals, care homes and institutions for dealing with rising temperatures, increased flooding, gales and other major weather events.

It warns that there is a high likelihood of a major heatwave, leading to as many as 10,000 deaths, hitting the UK by 2012. All institutions have been told they must come up with a comprehensive plan on how to deal with the issues resulting from climate change.

Hospitals are also warned to prepare for outbreaks of malaria and tick-born viruses, as well as increased levels of skin cancer and deaths from asthma and other breathing conditions.

A spokesman for the Health Protection Agency said: "Our work is based on what is likely to happen if we do nothing to prevent it - and it could well be that we see an increase in diseases such as malaria. "Malaria has been seen in these islands in the past, and it is not impossible that it will return regularly if the UK experiences more tropical temperatures and rain on the scale experienced last summer.

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[katmondoo]

1. 2012 The year the Mayan calender ends

and the prediction this is the end of our world. Or the end of the world as we know it today. Maybe they are right

[melody]

2. Or just the end of the calendar because they ran out of space

The section that says "continued on next page" got lost.

[endarkenment]

3. See - that's what you get with that socialized medicine!

Malaria, heatwaves, and tick born viruses. Everytime those damn socialists get their hands on for profit health care you get a lot more sick people getting treated. They ruin everything!






























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