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Continuing the series on the numerous dangers global warming allegedly poses to us all, it’s time for another entry of “We’re All Gonna Die!”

What’s going to get us this time? Dengue!

MANILA, Philippines — Global warming and rapid urbanization are believed to be two of the major causes of dengue, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday.

Appearing at the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Hotel, Duque said the warm temperatures make the virus-carrying mosquitoes more active. He said countries like Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, and Brazil have reported increases of dengue cases in their country and that even those that did not have dengue before have had reported of cases.

There has been a shift of trend beginning 2005, Duque added.

Before, the dengue cases would peak every three years. However, starting 2005 and 2006, there has been a continuous increase in the number of cases of dengue in the country annually. Based on the current trend, the Department of Health (DoH) suspects the total number of dengue cases for 2008 would exceed the statistics for 2007.

Thankfully, I can turn to the Idiot’s Guide to Surviving Global Warming issued for the Florida coast.

Environmental groups have issued a coastal, marine system global warming survival guide for Florida in an effort to prod state officials into taking action now while disaster is still manageable.

Florida has heated up by about two degrees Fahrenheit since the 1960s and scientists project that average temperatures will keep rising in the coming decades, with lows in winter increasing three to 10 degrees, and highs in summer increasing three to seven degrees.

These warmer temperatures will bring more extreme weather events, higher ocean temperatures and sea level rise, and while these prospects seem daunting, a group of nationally and internationally recognized environmental organizations has drafted a series of key steps that governments and individuals can take to minimize the dangers.

“By assembling the nation’s first comprehensive set of guidelines for dealing with the demonstrated effects of climate change on a coastal state, the Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition has accomplished a first, said Environmental Defense Fund Climate Director Gerald Karnas.

“This is a real prescription for surviving the onrushing years of global warming. The whole world is going to be watching what is done here. This is the front line in the war on global warming,” said Karnas.

I might normally smack my head at the idea of someone uttering something as moronic as “the war on global warming,” but this might actually be a good development. If this is indeed a war on global warming, we won’t have to wait long before leftists are demanding defeat.

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