One of the climate change Denier claims that keeps resurfacing is that more people die from cold than from heat, therefore warming is a good thing.
I am not sure who started this one, but there is little question Bjorn Lomborg popularized it (and here).
Recently this meme is turning up again thanks to a new posting at that font of climate wisdom The Cato Institute (also here and here) viz “The Deadliest U.S. Natural Hazard: Extreme Cold” and another three posted at the equally reliable (so to speak) Watts Up With That?
All of them seem to a response to the recent Reuters piece saying heat was the biggest natural cause of death in the US, and all are authored by Indur Goklany.
Goklany is one of the Heartland Institute‘s “experts“, has work hosted by the Fraser Institute (also here and here), but darned if I can find where he currently hangs his hat. Even ExxonSecrets doesn’t seem to know. (more…)
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