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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"eco",<br>"author":"franciscomario",<br>"permlink":"the-world-economy-threatened-with-an-imminent-heatstroke",<br>"title":"The world economy,<br> threatened with an imminent 'heatstroke'",<br>"body":"By 2030 ,<br> the world economy will lose more than 2,<br>000 million dollars a year because of global warming ,<br> warns a UN study .\n\nBy 2030,<br> the world economy will lose more than 2,<br>000 million dollars a year because of global warming,<br> leading to lost productivity and make some types of work impossible due to high temperatures.\n\nThese are the findings of a new report by the International Fund for Health and Environment,<br> published in the journal Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 'and presented in Kuala Lumpur at a forum organized by the University of the United Nations and the United Nations Development Programme.\n\nMore than 40 economies affected\n\nFirst,<br> extreme heat affect sectors involving hard physical labor in agriculture and manufacturing.\n\nAccording Tord Kjellstrom,<br> lead author on the effect of 'heat stress' in the economy,<br> to 43 countries,<br> mainly Asian,<br> they will experience declines in their economies due to global warming. As a result,<br> China's gross domestic product would be reduced by 1% and Indonesia,<br> by 6% in 2030.\n\nIn an interview with The Independent,<br> Kjellstrom said that to date has not been paid enough attention to \"the effect of heat on the daily lives of people and in particular on their work.\"\n\nHowever ,<br> he said ,<br> \" if you are physically active at work,<br> the hotter it is ,<br> the slower work \" because in this way,<br> \" your body adapts to the heat \" to protect him.\n\n\" For some countries,<br> even within a short period ,<br> losses caused by increased heat can be billions ,<br>\" said the researcher.\n\n\"We must act now ,<br> not in 40 years \"\n\nAccording Kjellstrom ,<br> increases in temperature to 2050 are already inevitable ,<br> but if we reduce emissions now ,<br> you could get a significant effect after that date .\n\nThe problem for the scientist,<br> is that some countries are seeking ways to adapt to future changes in climate rather than trying to prevent them.\n\n\"I personally think that has not been paid enough attention to the need for mitigation ,<br> which means reducing climate change ,<br>\" lamented Kjellstrom to add that \"it is very urgent ,<br> because it must act now ,<br> not in 40 years.\"",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"eco\" " | | vote | "voter":"franciscomario",
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