Climate change could spark the next pandemic, study warns

Climate change could spark the next pandemic, study warns While the UK and US are only just out of the 'pandemic phase' for Covid-19, scientists are already looking ahead to the next global health crisis – and say it could be sparked by climate change.

Researchers from Georgetown University claim that rising temperatures are forcing animals to relocate to more populated areas of the globe, increasing the risk of a viral jump to humans. The Daily Mail

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• Climate change increases cross-species viral transmission risk (abstract) Nature