Officials Discuss Health, Climate Change

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Summary: Dems Critical of Cut Testimony

DEMS CHALLENGE: Several Democrats on Thursday challenged White House officials' claim that they removed large parts of proposed congressional testimony on global warming because the material conflicted with findings from a U.N. scientific panel.

A BREAKDOWN: Sen. Barbara Boxer released a paragraph-by-paragraph comparison of the phrases that the White House removed and the U.N. panel's report this year.

STRIKING SIMILARITIES: Both raised virtually identical concerns, such as the heat stress on vulnerable populations and the spread of waterborne infectious diseases.

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Ebi said health officials are about a decade behind other sectors, such as water and agriculture, in taking a look at what climate change could mean and how to deal with it. She said countries seeing the effects firsthand are now starting to realize that any problems with air, water or food will directly affect people's health. The poorest countries in Asia and Africa are expected to suffer the most.
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