Hyperconsumption adds to environmental destruction that brings people into contact with animal viruses that can spark pandemics. We have to avoid the temptation to rely on it to get us out, writes Graham Lawton Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632800-100-we-cant-rely-on-rampant-consumerism-to-get-us-out-of-this-mess/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: Environmental Destruction
How deadly disease outbreaks could worsen as the climate changes
Environmental destruction risks increasing the spread of deadly diseases including Ebola and malaria, with serious consequences for future public health Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2219981-how-deadly-disease-outbreaks-could-worsen-as-the-climate-changes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
White nationalists are perverting environmentalism to smear migrants
Right-wing figures blame environmental destruction on immigration and overpopulation. The political mainstream needs to confront this threat before it’s too late, says Graham Lawton Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332435-300-white-nationalists-are-perverting-environmentalism-to-smear-migrants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…