Climate crisis accelerates dengue fever, Credit, CNN In the past few years, dengue has steadily expanded through South America, encroaching further south to countries such as Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, while cases of the disease rose from just over half a million globally in 2000 to 5.2 million in 2019, putting about 129 countries at the risk of the illness, which is endemic in over one hundred countries.
One of the most worrying things about climate change is that idea of the ancient virus buried deep in the glacier, which then melts and releases the virus into the world. I think you're right to call attention to this possibility. Dengue and malaria are awful, but at least we have some understanding of how to care for folks who have them.
Side note: vegan sausage is pretty good! I think out of all the meat substitutes, that and fake chicken nuggets are the best.
It's scary. Years ago, Saul Bellow in Mr. Sammler's Planet said it's scary that humans use their brains the way dinosaurs used their bodies to intimidate other animals. We know what happened to dinosaurs and other animals when nature came for a revenge. Humans will be able to cope for nature's revenge, only if people stop using their brains to intimidate and intervene with nature.
One of the most worrying things about climate change is that idea of the ancient virus buried deep in the glacier, which then melts and releases the virus into the world. I think you're right to call attention to this possibility. Dengue and malaria are awful, but at least we have some understanding of how to care for folks who have them.
Side note: vegan sausage is pretty good! I think out of all the meat substitutes, that and fake chicken nuggets are the best.
It's scary. Years ago, Saul Bellow in Mr. Sammler's Planet said it's scary that humans use their brains the way dinosaurs used their bodies to intimidate other animals. We know what happened to dinosaurs and other animals when nature came for a revenge. Humans will be able to cope for nature's revenge, only if people stop using their brains to intimidate and intervene with nature.