Is there much/any concern here that global warming could increase the risk of a far more deadly pandemic stemming from natural sources?
Where I am located, as the coolest months warm known viruses in animals are occurring in these cooler months for the first time. Anecdotally, on top of becoming more frequent they also appear to be increasing in severity.
Further, could this increased pandemic risk due to global warming (if true) help bring attention and resources to biosecurity in general which could also help prevent engineered viruses?
”Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study.” Source
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