“Climate change could result in the emergence of 15 thousand new types of viruses by 2070, with Covid only being the start.
The overall global rise in temperature will likely force many mammals and birds to migrate towards unconventional habitats. Consequently, the viruses that these animals carry may even reach humanity, via a series of domino effect reactions that can result in “cross-species transmission.”
In summary, this is the scenario explored by the journal, Nature, according to research published by Georgetown University’s biologist, Colin Carson.
The conversation focuses on bats, as they are carriers of diseases harmful to our species.
The sirens are wailing again, warning of humanity’s future, but this concern is finally extended towards the parallel threat that the carrier species faces too.
As Re-Ouverture aims to always share information from a more positive perspective, from today we will include animals and their beauty in the conversation.
Humanity’s survival cannot depend upon the survival of all other Living Beings on the Planet.
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