Climate Crisis , Could Spawn More <br />Devastating Pandemics, New Study Finds.<br />Climate Crisis , Could Spawn More <br />Devastating Pandemics, New Study Finds.<br />The study was conducted by researchers from several universities and published in the journal 'Nature.'.<br />It estimates that in the next 50 years, climate change will assist in 15,000 "potentially devastating" instances of viruses crossing species.<br />The "zoonotic spillover" that will be the result of animal migration caused by increased temperatures could lead to another health crisis as severe as COVID.<br />As the world changes, the face of disease will change too. , Dr. Gregory Albery, Co-Author of Paper, <br />via 'The Guardian'.<br />This work provides more incontrovertible evidence that the coming decades will not only be hotter, but sicker. , Dr. Gregory Albery, Co-Author of Paper, <br />via 'The Guardian'.<br />We have demonstrated a novel and potentially devastating mechanism for disease emergence that could threaten the health of animals in the future and will likely have ramifications for <br />us, too, Dr. Gregory Albery, Co-Author of Paper, <br />via 'The Guardian'.<br />This is happing, it’s not preventable even in the best case climate <br />change scenarios, Dr. Gregory Albery, Co-Author of Paper, <br />via 'The Guardian'.<br />... and we need to put <br />measures in place to build health <br />infrastructure to protect animal and <br />human populations, Dr. Gregory Albery, Co-Author of Paper, <br />via 'The Guardian'.<br />Climate change is creating innumerable hotspots for zoonotic risk right in our backyard. We have to build health systems that are ready for that, Dr. Colin Carlson, Co-Author of Paper, <br />via 'The Guardian'.<br />The findings underscore that we must, absolutely must, prevent <br />pathogen spillover, Aaron Bernstein, Harvard University, <br />via 'The Guardian'.<br />Without major investments in primary pandemic prevention [...] we will find ourselves in a world where only the rich are able to endure ever more likely infectious disease outbreaks, Aaron Bernstein, Harvard University, <br />via 'The Guardian'.<br />Experts recommend "habitat conservation, strictly regulating wildlife trade and improved livestock biosecurity" as ways of mitigating pandemic outbreaks.<br />Without these safeguards in place, the monetary cost to human society could amount to trillions of dollars.<br />This hidden cost of climate change is finally illuminated, and the vision this paper shows us is a very ugly future for wildlife and for people, Peter Daszak, President of EcoHealth Alliance, <br />via 'The Guardian'
