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Could Global Warming Unleash Dormant Viruses?

Posted: Monday, December 4th, 2006 by Stanley
Tags: Climate Change, Health, Oh Shit, Predictions

Dirty IceThis independent blog post which I found on the Reuters website, suggests that global warming might unleash flu viruses on our world via melting glacial ice. The article suggests that viruses which can lie dormant in the ice may re-activate upon that ice's melting. 

It's certainly an interesting idea to consider. If flu virus's can be preserved, why not other pathogens? It's another potential negative from climate change.

Glaciers May Preserve Viruses For Millions of Years – [FluPatrol.com via Reuters]

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