Scientists blame climate change for spread of infectious diseases and unleashing of ice-locked microbes in Arctic

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Scientists blame climate change for spread of infectious diseases and unleashing of ice-locked microbes in Arctic

Climate change is creating new pathways for the spread of infectious diseases like brucellosis, tularemia, or E. coli in the Arctic, according to a broad international consortium of scientists with a wide range of expertise in human, animal, and environmental health in the North Pole. The scientists have published their findings in the journal Science of the Total […]

Permafrost melt posing ‘significant risks’ to Arctic regions’ communities, scientists warn

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Permafrost melt posing ‘significant risks’ to Arctic regions’ communities, scientists warn

The Arctic permafrost thaw is hazardous to the livelihood, safety, health, food security, and the infrastructure of communities living in Arctic regions, an international group of scientists have warned. In a comparative interdisciplinary study, the scientists analyze four arctic regions, one in each of Russia, Canada, Norway and Greenland, to identify and assess the key […]