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I disagree. Viruses have a fast rate of mutations and eventually some become virulent

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I disagree. Viruses have a fast rate of mutations and eventually some become virulent

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At the same time some environmental factors could have negative effects on the organisms that produce the virus, which could eliminate the organism and the virus.

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I can see where climate change has affected viruses, but I disagree that that is the primary reason for pandemics.   There are other factors (population growth, poor air/water quality, overpopulation, systemic use of antibacterial soaps/cleaners that leave stronger viruses) that might contribute just as much or more.

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I can see where climate change has affected viruses, but I disagree that that is the primary reason for pandemics.   There are other factors (population growth, poor air/water quality, overpopulation, systemic use of antibacterial soaps/cleaners that leave stronger viruses) that might contribute just as much or more.

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Not a direct correlation between climate change and pandemics

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Not a direct correlation between climate change and pandemics

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Climate change has put more human populations at risk for health related illnesses. 

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I disagree, but I do think the viruses would be less intense. Climate change has made viruses more intense by degrading natural habitats and making interactions between wildlife and humans more frequent. It has also created more health risks for people from rising sea levels, droughts, and extreme storms. But saying the virus "would not have affected humans," is too extreme.

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I do not believe we have enough evidence to support this statement. Viruses are always looking for a better host or hostess. I do not want to be gender specific...science funny.

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I could disagree based on the notion that we don't necessarily have evidence to support this. Saying that pandemics in the past would not have affected us is a very strong statement.

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I don’t think that climate change has caused pandemics. To be more precise specific human activities and movement has caused pandemics to occur. Because humans are now moving around more easily and relating with each other more diseases can quickly spread around the world.

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Viruses don't care about the climate or the effects of climate change, all they care about is surviving and will spread within species no matter what. 

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Viruses don't care about the climate or the effects of climate change, all they care about is surviving and will spread within species no matter what. 

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I think that there is not a direct link between the virus and climate change and more to do with the number of people on the planet and their close proximity to different organisms like the pangolin. Viruses aren’t concerned about temperature.

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Although climate change is expected to

worsen many kinds of disease, especially

tropical illnesses carried by insects,

coronaviruses like the current one are not on

the list.

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I disagree with this statement, because the major effects on ecosystems because of climate change started happening after many of the virus caused pandemics in the last 100 years.  An example of this is the HIV pandemic.  HIV crossed to humans from chimpanzees before the 1970's in central Africa because of human hunting for meat not because of an increase in green house gases.  Many viral pandemics were caused because of human/animal interactions but those interactions are not all caused by climate change.

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I disagree because pandemics have been happening throughout all of history and have occurred before humans truly had affected the climate. A good example is the black plague.

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We have interacted with animals since the dawn of time. There has been cross contamination between humans and animals that have caused viruses before climate change was even a thought.

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 disagree, climate change is a more recent issue and viruses have been around causing problems for a lot longer. Viruses are not discriminate and are constantly mutating.

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 disagree, climate change is a more recent issue and viruses have been around causing problems for a lot longer. Viruses are not discriminate and are constantly mutating.

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Climate change in itself, I don’t believe is responsible for  many of the viruses happening to humans- although human activity very much is a cause of the pandemics and these viruses. Viruses are an inevitability. They have been with us since before human induced climate change. Increased density of populations are likely a more significant factor to the pandemic viruses. Yes dense population causes climate change- but the climate change may not be a cause of the pandemics. The article lists human interactions with animals as being a potential vector for these viruses- but that was happening before climate change, and I believe isn’t largely an effect of climate change. Humans have been interacting with animals for thousands of years, and thus virus transmissions from zoonotic viruses (what the article states is the cause of most pandemics) is going to happen anyways- it just happens on a pandemic level because of our dense (and mobile) populations.  

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Climate change in itself, I don’t believe is responsible for  many of the viruses happening to humans- although human activity very much is a cause of the pandemics and these viruses. Viruses are an inevitability. They have been with us since before human induced climate change. Increased density of populations are likely a more significant factor to the pandemic viruses. Yes dense population causes climate change- but the climate change may not be a cause of the pandemics. The article lists human interactions with animals as being a potential vector for these viruses- but that was happening before climate change, and I believe isn’t largely an effect of climate change. Humans have been interacting with animals for thousands of years, and thus virus transmissions from zoonotic viruses (what the article states is the cause of most pandemics) is going to happen anyways- it just happens on a pandemic level because of our dense (and mobile) populations.  

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While climate change has increased the likelihood of cross species virus transmission, I believe that the majority of the viruses that humans have encountered were not directly caused by climate change, but were brought in through unhealthy and unsustainable food production and sourcing.

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I think that there is not a direct link between the virus and climate change and more to do with the number of people on the planet and their close proximity to different organisms like the pangolin. Viruses aren’t concerned about temperature.

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  I do not think that global warming directly related to the pandemics of the last 100 years.  I do believe that it has affected our planet which in turn affects the health of animals and humans.  As stated in the text, “Both crises underscore that humans cannot be healthy unless the planet is, too. “

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  I do not think that global warming directly related to the pandemics of the last 100 years.  I do believe that it has affected our planet which in turn affects the health of animals and humans.  As stated in the text, “Both crises underscore that humans cannot be healthy unless the planet is, too. “

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Humans will interact with animals regardless of climate change. The spread from human to animals will still occur, (e.g., humans would still catch pangolins). Human density is also increasing regardless of climate change. Climate change could exacerbate diseases through pollution etc., but I don't think this is demonstrated in the article. Plus the article only discussed a few pandemics and did not talk about how diseases are transmitted.

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I disagree with this statement, although I admit I don’t have much information about the pandemics in the last 100 years. The effects of climate change have only become pronounced during the last 20 years or so, so that means that most of the pandemics over the last century were taking place before climate change became a driving force on our planet. It may be that future pandemics are exacerbated by climate change, but I think past pandemics were for the most part independent of climate change.

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Viruses do not discriminate based on the climate temperature.

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Central Statement: Without the climate change brought on by human activity, many of the viruses that have caused pandemics in the last 100 years would not have affected humans. Do you agree or disagree? Include reasons from the text.

I disagree- I do not believe that viruses have been caused by climate change.  I think they are a natural circumstances of life. They exist in some capacity and are “brought to life” under certain conditions.  These conditions may not be directly related to climate change.

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I disagree with the statement. Climate change has the possibility to affect viruses and drive adaptation for organisms and viruses. Factors such as global travel and urbanization must be considered when talking about pandemics. Without technological advances, which do have some effect on the climate, we would not have the infrastructure and resources to combat pandemics. I do not believe the statement has sufficient support. 

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While it is undeniable that climate change is affecting the way viruses are affecting humans, the pandemics that humans have had over the past 100 years are likely not new viruses, but the same viruses that have been with us since before climate change.  

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While it is undeniable that climate change is affecting the way viruses are affecting humans, the pandemics that humans have had over the past 100 years are likely not new viruses, but the same viruses that have been with us since before climate change.  

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I disagree because viruses mutate too quickly and adapt so often that climate change would be a minor influence. Reasons include all of the pandemics like the Black Plague, influenza of 1912, and others from the past that killed many people no matter what the climate was like.

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Pandemics are caused by animals and insects evolution and adaptions. This would be happening with or without climate change.

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I would disagree since human behavior/ population-density are the biggest factors. Climate change exacerbates this, but is not the causative agent. Pathogens have affected human populations and caused disease long before climate change.

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I slightly disagree because it is the contact between humans and animals that have created zoonotic viruses that have caused pandemics. As long as humans interact with animals, there is always a chance for a zoonotic virus to spread from an animal to a human, whether climate change is taken into account or not.

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I do not agree. Preventing humans from being affected would only be done by changing human nature to populate and explore beyond their home bases. Human actions play a role in encroaching on animal environment to transfer viruses, but it could be just as well that other living organisms would cause this same reaction if humans were not the driving force.

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Climate cahne and the spread of novel viruses are both caused by the expansion of the human population and its drain on resources. Climate change can exasperate problems but it's not causesing the spread of viruses. Human's spreadinging into wild areas, trading animals, and fragmenting habitations is causing the spread of novel viruses from animals to humans.

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Climate change is the result of things like a global economy, worldwide travel, etc. The spread of pandemics depends on the same factors. The two are correlated, not causally related.