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| Topic - Climate collapse=pandemics !!!!!! Posted: 11 Aug 2024 at 2:04am By Dutch Josh |
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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk4500 or https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk4500 ;
Will climate change amplify epidemics and give rise to pandemics?- A comprehensive meta-analysis revealed that climate change could aggravate more than 50% of known human pathogens. Unfortunately, this is happening now. - Since the last big wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)—the omicron variant—less than 2 years ago, a range of pathogens have suddenly emerged. Some are not well-known, such as mpox and chikungunya virus; others have been known about for centuries, such as Vibrio cholerae (which causes cholera) and Plasmodia parasites (which cause malaria). There is even the prospect that pathogens frozen in the permafrost, for which no immunity currently exists, may be released as the climate continues to warm. Such a notion may be considered alarmist. And some people may think neither climate change nor epidemics are real or that both will pass. However, there is overwhelming evidence that climate change is fueling disease outbreaks and epidemics and that it is not a matter of if, but when, such events will precipitate another pandemic. There are several ways that climate hazards aggravate infectious diseases, both directly and indirectly. These include the slow rise in temperature; changes in environmental conditions that increase the dispersal of disease vectors such as mosquitoes, rodents, and ticks; and the sudden appearance of extreme events such as floods, which contaminate drinking-water sources and trigger the displacement of humans and animals, which can carry and transmit pathogens. DJ, climate "hazards" and "diseases" can interact in so many ways... PTSD/mental issues are an increasing problem...Losing hope in fellow humans, the future, politics are part of that problem as well... https://necsi.edu/the-collapse-of-civilization or https://necsi.edu/the-collapse-of-civilization (2008 !!!) The cover story of April 5's New Scientist offers commentary by NECSI president, Yaneer Bar-Yam, on the nature and vulnerabilities of modern civilization. The increasing interconnectedness of global systems both enhances our abilities, and leads to collective risks. Any segment of the global community threatened by natural disaster or disease will have severe repercussions for the rest of the world. "Losing pieces indiscriminately from a highly complex system is very dangerous," said Dr. Bar-Yam. "One of the most profound results of complex systems research is that when systems are highly complex, individuals matter." According to Bar-Yam, understanding the weaknesses of civilization is critical to our ongoing existence. "Complexity leads to higher vulnerability in some ways," he said. "This is not widely understood." Complex systems science is a vital tool for protecting society worldwide from such dangers as pandemics, natural disaster, terrorism, climate change, resource exhaustion, as well as economic crises. DJ, A part of a solution may be in making systems less complex.... I think "internet" is great...but when a software update error disturbs air travel to hospitals around many countries for hours we may not be using it in a clever enough way... Cars are "great"...but 1 billion cars on this planet is a disaster making mobility problems worse NOT better... DJ; We may even benefit from "re-thinking" the way we live ! Less stress, less meat, less car use may improve our lives ! It also may save the planet and humanity !
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