Thread: Projecting Heat-Related Mortality Impacts Under a Changing Climate in the New York City Region
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Old October 7th 07, 10:57 AM posted to alt.global-warming,sci.environment,talk.environment,sci.geo.meteorology
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Default Projecting Heat-Related Mortality Impacts Under a Changing Climate in the New York City Region
On Oct 7, 3:06 am, "HangEveryRepubliKKKan"
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"chemist" wrote

IT IS OBVIOUS. Most of all my acquaintances have relatives who
died in winter. None have died from heat stroke, you daft bat.

On the other hand, I don't know anyone who has a relative who has died as
a result of cold or heat.

But I did have some neighbours who died in a fire one Christmas eve.
Tragic, only a young daughter survived the fire.

By your logic then, Christmas causes house fires.

People doing really stupid things at Christmas like using candles in
close proximity to flammable decorations and on Xmas trees certainly
do increase the incidence of house fires at Xmas. Statistically there
is an increase in house fires at or near Xmas. USFA reckon about 200
fires annually are started by Xmas trees for instance.

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/all.../treefire.shtm

The fire risk is much higher if you don't keep the tree properly
watered. A dry fir tree burns very fast.

Regards,
Martin Brown

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