From the NY times and AP…The Director of the CDC testified before Congress Tuesday. She said that global warming will cause many severe health consequences to Americans.

They include fatalities from heat stress and heart failure, increased injuries and deaths from severe weather such as hurricanes; more respiratory problems from drought-driven air pollution; an increase in waterborne diseases including cholera, and increases vector-borne diseases including malaria and hantavirus; and mental health problems such as depression and post-traumatic stress.

”These are the potential things you can expect,” replied Gerberding when asked about the items listed. ”… In some of these areas its not a question of if, it’s a question of who, what, how and when.”

Her prepared testimony was almost entirely about the CDC’s preparations, and the health effects were discussed during questioning. But BEFORE she went to testify, she had submitted a much longer and more detailed paper to the Office of Management and Budget for White House review. They cut it from 14 pages to 4 to bring it inline with White House “national priorities”. Hmmm. What kind of White House priorities might those be? Keeping people fat, dumb and happy I guess, so when things really start to come unglued people will not be prepared. They will look to the government (which we paid for with our taxes and which is supposed to serve the people) for help, but it will not come.

I am grateful for people who stick their necks out and try to get the truth in front of the public. Shame on our media for being such tools for so long. They have blood on their hands.