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The article specifically addresses and disagrees with this claim.

• joloka 9y ago
  The article also claims that a rise in kidney disease in El Salvador is related to global warming without offering any evidence whatsoever. Correlation is not causation, right? I think that one specious claim undermines the entire article, quite frankly. El Salvador is a nation with all kinds of social problems including a population that is under-educated (to say the least) so I find it hard to believe that heat is the biggest problem there versus dirty water, ignorance of the need to stay hydrated, etc.
  • cageface 9y ago
    If you Google search on the El Salvador claim there seems to be a lot of other articles backing it up, like this one: http://www.theage.com.au/good-weekend/climate-change-and-kidney-disease-the-deadly-new-link-20170503-gvxzjz.html http://www.theage.com.au/good-weekend/climate-change-and-kid...
    • joloka 9y ago
      Nope, not a shred of evidence there, either. Just conjecture.
      • cageface 9y ago
        Extensive data with multiple very strong correlations, a very plausible biological explanation, and a perfect animal model. There is way, way more here than conjecture.