Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Fact #4

The increase of disease because of Global Warming

1. http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/early-warning-signs-of-global-9.html
By: Union of Concerned Scientists
- credentials- Union of Concerned Scientists
- This is a very credible source because it gives bibliography, gives me facts, and gives list of sources they got their information from.
- This sources talks about how global warming is increasing diseases of malaria, yellow fever, and dengue fever.
- I believe this source
Because this source has good information and gives a list of sources the site went to for their information

2. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hjaUrZsqGno4j-bxaN7y3dKf5nHA
By: AFP
- Credentials- AFP
- this is a credible source because they have quotes from an from University of Canberra in Australia.
- This source talks about global warming increasing infections. The infection West Nile has come over to the United States and even Canada because of the weather changes.
- I don't believe this site because there isn't enough information, not enough sources, and this source has only one person with quotes and they could be false.

3. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15717706/
By: MSNBC
- credentials- msnbc
- This is a credible source because it is from a news channel website and they should highly not have much false information
- This source talks about how global warming is causing disease to rise. How in Kenya, China, and Europe already has malaria, heart ailments, and dengue fever.
- I believe this source because it is from a news channel and has good information on how global warming has changed the weather temp. and increased the amount of mosquitos biting and the mass increase of diseases.

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