Could We Use a Little Global Warming?

According to the National Climatic Data Center, December 2009 was the 14th coldest December in the past 115 years within the contiguous United States. For many of us this means little more than added hassle and extra layers of clothing. However, few realize that extreme cold is downright deadly.

According to a study conducted in 2007 by economists at the University of California-Berkeley, deaths caused by extreme cold in the U.S. account for 0.8 percent of our annual death rate and account for more deaths than leukemia, murder and chronic liver disease combined.

Cold-related deaths also reduce Americans' average life expectancy by at least ten years. The study also found that the proclivity of people to move from a colder climate to a warmer climate appears to delay 4,600 deaths per year in the U.S.

It's almost enough to make us wish the global warming alarmists' science was correct.