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Although climate change is expected to
worsen many kinds of disease, especially
tropical illnesses carried by insects,
corona viruses like the current one are not on
the list.

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climate change is a natural occurrence...

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Pandemics of the early 20th century were not as affected by climate change as the pandemics of today. That is because the climate has changed most dramatically in the last 50 years.

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Climate change does not cause pandemics because there are many known animal viruses that have not

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Climate change does not cause pandemics because there are many known animal viruses that have not

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I feel that the issue is one of correlation but not necessarily causation

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"A Harvard University study of those sickened in
the covid-19 pandemic also showed that people living in polluted environments are far
less able to fight off the disease — an issue that
will become even more prominent as the planet warms."

Sounds one sided, of course people with higher pollution live in heavily populated areas, cities. Need more data

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There is no data that provides the direct correlation between climate change and pandemics

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There is no data that provides the direct correlation between climate change and pandemics

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Humans themselves and not climate change are to blame for pandemics. We are selfish and the way we exploit resources and take away animal habitats is the reason pandemics exist. We as a whole need to learn to respect animals and allow space for them to thrive.

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Because the environment is constantly changing due to humans, animals are losing habitats in all areas

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Because the environment is constantly changing due to humans, animals are losing habitats in all areas

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The argument ignores the contribution of many other factors that have affected the spread of disease and global pandemics in the last 100 years-- a major one being the changes in transportation capacity and global economy and trade.

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There are many other things that need to be taken into consideration when talking about the cause of a pandemic.  We can not just blame climate change 

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There are many other things that need to be taken into consideration when talking about the cause of a pandemic.  We can not just blame climate change 

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There are at least 320,000 kinds of viruses that are known to infect mammals alone

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The virus doesn’t appear to care what the
average global temperature is; indeed, a
National Academies of Sciences panel last
week cautioned that changes in heat and
humidity may not affect how Covid-19 spreads.

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You could argue that viruses were going to happen with or without climate change. Simply because we as humans have evolved over time.

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Changes in climate don't change the viruses, covid-19 does not seem to be affected by weather...

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There is no evidence that shows specific relation between the spread of these diseases and climate change. The virus would have jumped species regardless of the climate conditions.

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I disagree because life is every changing, and mutating into new forms! 

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I disagree because life is every changing, and mutating into new forms! 

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Viruses and bacteria will always be part of our world

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Viruses and bacteria will always be part of our world

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I disagree climate does not lead to diseases, it is our responsibility.

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Viruses do not have repair mechanisms so regardless of anything, they will be able to quickly evolve to gain the advantage. Our only hope is in science being able to develop a counter strategy of immunization. You can't blame it on climate change when any human created ecological disaster is as much to blame.

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The Spanish Flu 100 years ago was caused by the conditions in the WWI trenches and spread back home by returning soldiers.  Nothing to do with climate change.

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The Spanish Flu 100 years ago was caused by the conditions in the WWI trenches and spread back home by returning soldiers.  Nothing to do with climate change.

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Also seasonal influenza, which kills tens of thousand each year is not related to climate change.

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I am unable to make my decision on this based on one article. While I believe that climate change may have exacerbated the spread of diseases, mainly through more regions being conducive to breeding mosquitoes, I am also hesitant to lay the blame solely on the climate.  I believe that population increases regardless of the climate, have increased the spread of disease.  We also have less disease in the world today than throughout history, and pandemics have existed long before global warming was an issue.

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It has more to do with human activity such as habitat loss. Habitat loss can proliferate climate change but it can also factor in the transmission of diseases by have less space for animals to live therefore increasing interactions and the spread of diseases. AND correlation does not imply causation...

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Viruses don't appear to care what the average global temperature is

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I feel like bacteria and viruses have

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Climate warming has not lead to pandemics.

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Climate warming has not lead to pandemics.

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E: human population would grow despite change in climate.  Deforestation would happen despite change in climate b/c we need the space and resources.
R: Interactions would happen whether it is hot or cold and organisms will evolve despite warming as well.

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Not climate change, but globalization- world travel, changes in the economic structure, shifts from agrarian to urban lifestyles

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Viruses and bacteria themselves aren't affected by weather or temperature.

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Viruses and bacteria themselves aren't affected by weather or temperature.