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

    03/18/2020 5:23:40 PM PDT · by qam1 · 47 replies
    The Independent via Yahoo ^ | 3/18/2020 | Manolya Adan, Basil Mahfouz
    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...