Climate change helped coronavirus spread — and your AC means it probably won't die in summer

The Independent via Yahoo ^ | 3/18/2020 | Manolya Adan, Basil Mahfouz

[qam1]

Environmental factors play a critical role in enabling the spread of infectious diseases like Covid-19. President Trump, amongst others, claim warmer summer months may slow down the pandemic. However, though preliminary findings suggest the outbreak may be seasonal, the World Health Organisation argues there is “no reason to believe that this virus would behave differently in different temperatures”. Studies from previous outbreaks speculate that the prolific use of air conditioning would permit pathogens to spread throughout the summer months.....

The impact of climate change on ecosystems will affect the behaviour of viruses, augmenting their capability to infect communities worldwide.........

On a local level, flooding caused by sea-level rise or heavy rains will facilitate the spread of water-borne illnesses, while hurricanes and other extreme weather events could help enable the spread of airborne pathogens such as new strains of the flu. On a global level, melting sea ice and glaciers are thawing and releasing ancient, frozen viruses and bacteria, as well as helping arctic pathogens contaminate new areas........

[qam1]

You knew this was coming, There's been dozens of "Wahhh the Coronavirus is making people forget about Climate Changes" articles but so far nobody had the gall to straight out blame Climate Change for the Corona Virus until now.

Though I am very surprised it took so long

[dfwgator]

I’m just surprised it took them this long.

[100American]

As soon as I saw Yahoo I stopped reading

[Larry Lucido]

Actually, the chinavirus supposedly slowed down emissions. They should be cheering.

[metmom]

Don’t have AC, and hardly need it here in CNY.

[neverevergiveup]

Yes, and if only we would put the most liberal members of the faculty at Harvard and Princeton in charge of the entire world, with the ‘journalists’ from the most liberal outlets helping them, we would have no infections, no death, no hunger, no suffering, and there would be everlasting peace throughout the universe. Don't cha know..

[hellinahandcart]

If they take my airconditioner, they might as well kill me.

[ChildOfThe60s]

It obviously has not slowed down the emissions of the climate kooks

[Skywise]

Oh please - without the AC the virus would just spread right into the open windows of homes as heat probably doesn’t kill it (which is currently spreading in Australia that has been enjoy 80 degree plus days)

[Lurkinanloomin]

We all knew this was coming.

Gore-Bull Warming is at the root of everything (to get money out of US)

[BenLurkin]

[moehoward]

Ironically the reduced CO2 emissions caused by the virus has extended the earths viability.

[eartick]

Ohhhhh, please stop with the CV19 hoax and let me die in peace

[Lent]

Shut the ACs off and the old folks will die of heat in the summer. All in furtherance of the hoax.

[madison10]

Yeah, right, Gaia worshipers.

[Professional]

Yahoo>Stupid

[a fool in paradise]

No AC, for your own good

just like Obama use to say (different reason though)

[jcon40]

Coming soon ...

MSM explains why bigots who don’t like LGBQRX people have caused the CHINA Virus .... oops, I mean the Trump Virus /s

[DAC21]

A couple losers that no one had ever heard of get a platform they could have only dreamed of a month ago to stir up more hysteria. FOAD limeys.

[a fool in paradise]

>>Actually, the chinavirus supposedly slowed down emissions. They should be cheering.

if it killed over 2 billion people they’d be cheering. especially if it was in the west