The Washington Post reported today that global warming ”is fueling the spread of epidemics in areas unprepared for the diseases,” according to “many health experts worldwide.” Fortunately, we have Reason’s Ronald Bailey to take us one by one through the Post’s claims and demonstrate why they amount to little more than alarmist nonsense:

It is true that at the margin higher average temperatures may help some diseases and their vectors to spread a bit, but with regard to controlling infectious diseases we’ve got much bigger problems than that. The fact is we already know how to control diseases no matter what the climate is–better vector control and the development of effective vaccines. Focusing on anything else is just another exaggerated environmentalist scare story.

One health problem we can conclusively pin on global warming is the outbreak of psychotic paranoia affecting nearly every journalist who writes about climate change. Dr. Spruiell recommends reduced exposure to “health experts” who give “Global Environmental Citizen” awards to Al Gore.