How climate change is raising the risks of another pandemic | Evidence is mounting that human disruptions to natural ecosystems are raising risks of disease spread, according to a new study.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/08/climate-change-disease-pandemics/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzE1MTQwODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE2NTIzMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTUxNDA4MDAsImp0aSI6IjI0NGMxZDlkLTlmMmYtNDdlOC04MmIwLTdmNGVhYjliNzIwZSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjQvMDUvMDgvY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UtZGlzZWFzZS1wYW5kZW1pY3MvIn0.Gy1LB_uybNH47VQ87T38Wm_Jd8eEr7yYUk7REs7bp2U
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The paper is [here](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07380-6)
What would reduce the risks of another pandemic and also make a huge difference in the fight against climate change? A fully plant-based food system augmented with cultured meat and precision fermentation Dairy.
Not only are we encountering more animals as we encroach on their territory, they’re sicker when we encounter them because of the stress we cause by destroying their habitat.
A major plot point of the 2011 film *Contagion*.