A new study published in Nature Journal revealed that the world could witness more virus outbreaks like COVID by 2070 due to the impacts of climate change. The researchers mentioned that the rise in global temperature is changing the wildlife ecosystem and could lead to the migration of several species in the coming 70 years.
The research examined over 3000 mammal species that possibly could migrate over the next 50 years as the current global warming rate could increase the average global temperature by 2 degrees Celcius. This migration can increase the level of contact with humans and could spread deadly diseases from animals to humans. The cross-species virus spread will happen over 4,000 times among mammals alone, the study reported.
Researchers said that all the viruses won’t turn into pandemics but there is a high spreading risk of cross-species viruses to humans. “Bats will contribute strongly to transmitting viruses among species in the future”, the study finds.
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