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September 6, 2007

Now Global Warming Causes Heart Attacks

Posted by Dave Blount at September 6, 2007 7:23 AM

Still not taking global warming seriously? How about this: it could cause… it could cause… it could cause heart attacks! That's the ticket! Forsake your modern ways or climate change will make your heart stop ticking!

The reasoning goes like this:

In higher temperatures, we sweat to get rid of heat. During that process, blood is sent to the skin where temperatures are cooler, which opens up the blood vessels. In turn, the heart rate rises and blood pressure drops. That combination can be dangerous for older people and those with weakened cardiovascular systems.

This explains why when people start to get older, they leave Florida for the nice cool Northeast.

On a tip from Byron.

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