See, it’s all your fault that dangerous viruses can rampage, something that never happened prior to CO2 going above 350ppm
Climate change is only going to make health crises like coronavirus more frequent and worse
While the world is currently facing down the COVID-19 pandemic, until we address an even broader issue — climate change — we’ll likely face additional pandemics for years to come.
Scientists have long warned that climate change will impact not just our environment, but also our health by increasing rates of infectious disease.
Indeed, there’s more than just water trapped in the ice caps and permafrost of high latitudes: as recently as 2015, researchers identified 28 previously undiscovered virus groups in a melting glacier. These harmful pathogens could make their way into streams, rivers, and waterways as the ice caps melt, wreaking havoc on our immune systems that have no natural resistance to these ancient diseases.
If the COVID-19 outbreak is any indication, that future may now be our reality – which is why we have to act on climate change.
See, it really is your fault, since you drive a fossil fueled vehicle to get a cheeseburger
Climate change leads to more food insecurity, and as a result, experts predict that humans will seek out alternative food sources like bushmeat and bats. Consumption of these animals leads to disease outbreaks and is even potentially to blame for coronavirus.
This is the work of a cult. They ignore that eating things like bat and pangolin has pretty much been going on forever. Rats are a delicacy in some parts of the world. They love making soups with them in Vietnam. Eating dogs and cats is normal in parts of Asia, including China. What this Cult of Climastrology screed calls “alternative food sources” is considered normal in parts of the world. BTW, this article, which links alternative food sources, is deemed “racist.”
Then there’s excessive rainfall and high humidity. Both are risk factors for the spread of waterborne diseases like malaria.
These same people whining are also the ones who block the use of DDT.
Construction of new roads, mines, and hunting reserves is driving previously wild animals into contact with humans, leading to cross-contamination and infections from diseases like SARS, Avian Flu, and HIV.
That has zero to do with climate change, natural or man-caused
The good news is that these scenarios are by no means inevitable. But to avoid them, we need our elected leaders to inform the public about the connection between pandemics like COVID-19, and climate change. Because climate change is a problem we can solve, but only if we show the kind of international energy and cooperation that we are beginning to see in the fight against coronavirus.
See, if you give up your freedom, liberty, and choice, along with way more of your money, we can solve this! Because this never happened before. Not bad plagues and stuff
Notice all the ones prior to CO2 going above 350ppm? HIV/AIDS has zero to do with climate, but the same people fear mongering now refused to allow anyone to know that it was primarily a disease that ran through the gay male population due to, let’s just call it, unsafe sex practices.
The cult always has to cult, though.
“They love making soups with them in Vietnam”
FYI, the USS Roosevelt made a port call/liberty call in Vietnam before the CO got fired for telling China about the crew of a US Aircraft Carrier having The Rona.
You’d think The Captain of a United States aircraft carrier would have known about the region before the port call in late February. Especially after his Commander in Chief had banned travel from China on January 31. But apparently this CO didn’t take the risk as seriously as The Commander in Chief did.
No captain of a United States Navy ship would make a port call in Vietnam without orders from the Admiral commanding the carrier battle group, who would never have taken that decision on his own, but would have spoken with Fleet, and Fleet would have spoken with the State Department.
A port call by a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, one which may be carrying a nuclear weapon or two, is an unavoidably political decision.
Teach typed: These same people whining are also the ones who block the use of DDT, in reference to malaria.
DDT is still used for disease vector control, although it has been banned for most agricultural uses.
What is “disease vector control”? Sounds like leftist newspeak.
Anything that carries a disease.
Mosquitoes, Jeffery…
I forget that Cons have minimal science education or background, and are always needing something to complain about. But no doubt, it’s jargon. You probably use jargon (specialized terminology in a field) when discussing day-trading (which itself is jargon).
Disease vector control refers to methods used to reduce or eliminate the sources (vector) of a particular disease (malaria, in this case).
For example, in the US right now, humans are the vector for Covid-19.
In Lyme Disease, ticks carry bacteria, Borrelia sp. What might “disease vector control” be for Lyme Disease? Deep Woods Off?
You should watch the movie, Idiocracy. It parodies future humans for their devolution to the level of willful ignorance of a present-day trumpista. They would call “disease vector control”, “fag-talk”.
Don’t be a jerk.
Also applies to you.
It’s not “Cons have minimal science education or background” it’s anyone who is not in that field you condescending ass.
Lie.
Malaria was under control until that Commie, Rachel Carson, got it banned.
Knowing what disease vector control means I looked up malaria outbreaks and guess what? According to Wiki malaria kills 450,000 people a year mostly in Africa and it is preventable and curable. DDT was the primary deterrent because it kills the Anopheles mosquitoes which carry and deposit the parasites in humans. DDT was made illegal by the “experts” at WHO and by Western protests about its effect on other animals.
Once again the left throws blacks under the bus for a “cause”. So if DDT is still used for “disease vector control” as stated they’re not using it correctly if 450,000 people are still dying.
Trump 2020 Because he’s for America, not Red China.
DDT is still used in Africa and Asia for disease vector control.
The death rate from malaria has been dropping steadily since about 2000. It’s down over 30% now.
More Americas die each year from the effects of tobacco use. Shouldn’t we ban tobacco?
Malaria was previously a global issue but was largely eliminated (like yellow fever) from land use changes (draining swamps), modernization (screens, A/C) and insecticides, and hasn’t returned, except in sub-Saharan Africa.
Do you recommend that the US and other nations deregulate the use of DDT?
…they’re not using it correctly if 450,000 people are still dying. Then it was never used “correctly” since the death rate is dropping.
Did you also read about sickle cell disease and malaria. It’s a fascinating look into human evolution.
More Americas die each year from the effects of tobacco use. Shouldn’t we ban tobacco?
Why?
Malaria was previously a global issue but was largely eliminated (like yellow fever) from land use changes (draining swamps), modernization (screens, A/C) and insecticides, and hasn’t returned, except in sub-Saharan Africa.
Lie.
It’s made a comeback. We had it on the ropes back in the 60s.
Lefties seem to have a thing about pestilence.
I guess it’s just professional courtesy.
Do you recommend that the US and other nations deregulate the use of DDT?
Very good insecticide, so, yes.
Then it was never used “correctly†since the death rate is dropping.
Lie.
Did you also read about sickle cell disease and malaria. It’s a fascinating look into human evolution.
As I said, professional courtesy.
Well, this drops a clod in the churn.
Looks like Gotham’s bout with Peking Pulmonary Pox is flattening. Deaths flat, not rising; hospitalizations down.
Oh, darn.
Now Jeffery’s hope for 16,000 dead tomorrow will never come true.
Little Edward Sibley Good with his savior tRump can now “open America”!
And you hate that.
You’re going to lose again, but, hey, Pelosi Galore and Schiff For Brains want to start another investigation.
That’ll be popular in an election year when Trump’s the hero of the country.
I guess it’s true. Stupid people never learn.
BTW Elwood, remember the other day when you accused Trump of reducing the budget for CDC? How you insisted Trump was a rotten lying murderer and everything Red China Flu related was his fault because he cut the funding?
Frm Factcheck.org
“CDC operating budget plans show that its funding for global public health protection — which includes global disease detection and emergency response and global public health capacity — increased from $58 million in fiscal year 2017 to around $108 million in fiscal years 2018 and 2019. (And that does not include any remaining supplemental funds available for use.) The increases included nearly $50 million more each year for CDC’s global health security initiatives.
Those amounts went up again in fiscal year 2020, when the CDC was awarded $183 million for global public health protection, overall, and $125 million specifically for its global health security efforts. For fiscal year 2021, President Donald Trump has requested that CDC funding for global disease detection and other programs be increased further — to $225 million total, with $175 million going directly to global health security.”
Once again, you lie for political purposes.
Trump 2020 Don’t give leftist liars power-they will kill you!
I don’t remember saying that recently, but it sounds like something I would say.
You’re right. Trump tried to cut the budget but Congress wouldn’t do it.
Trump is still a dirty, lying, rotten scoundrel.
For all your crowing that it’s time to “open America”, 1,100 Americans died today from Covid and 67,000 new cases were confirmed. It looks like social distancing and sanitizing is working, at least in NYC. Let’s hope the rest of the nation also starts peaking. The death rate has slowed.
We’re pleased you checked FactCheck… advisable for many claims you hear.
I don’t remember saying that recently, but it sounds like something I would say.
You’re right. Trump tried to cut the budget but Congress wouldn’t do it.
Trump is still a dirty, lying, rotten scoundrel.
Lie. All around. The Demos have been pushing this, but the truth is out. Any cuts are proposed, not enacted, so you’re still the dirty, lying, rotten scoundrel.
For all your crowing that it’s time to “open Americaâ€, 1,100 Americans died today from Covid and 67,000 new cases were confirmed. It looks like social distancing and sanitizing is working, at least in NYC. Let’s hope the rest of the nation also starts peaking. The death rate has slowed.
Actually, Gothamites have been ignoring all the scare stuff and going out when they wanted. Chinese New Year, arrival of the Comfort.
Since Commie Bill and Pelosi Galore opposed all that (probably rightfully), we’re all surprised you’re not defending them with more lies and, since the CDC is telling hospitals to carry everything as a Shy Knees Blight death, we know at least half, probably more, weren’t, so spare us your faux righteousness.
You want the country shut down as long as possible to wreck the economy in the hope Gropin’ Joe can eke out a win. Ain’t happenin’. Americans want to go back to work.
While we’re on the subject of the CDC, considering how wrong they’ve been (remember we were going to have 2 million dead from this farce? remember how they’ve constantly been off by a factor of 4, sometimes 7?), I’d say cuts are not only advisable, but mandatory.
The miserable performance agencies like the CDC and FDA have put in warrants steep cuts in their funding and a purge of the blithering incompetents who “work” in them
As discussed earlier, millions of American workers need to work to buy food and pay rent.
And you want them on welfare, not back to work.
Can’t have it both ways.
You said Covid-19 was nothing, Elwood. You were the first on that bandwagon.
You said Illegals should be thrown out of the country before you were suddenly all for the poor homeless chaps sneaking into the country illegally.
But one of the worst things I have ever heard come out of your fingers was your attempt at explaining why you were FOR illegals coming to and being in the USA.
That reasoning was and is the exact same reasoning that Christians use when debating with Aethists. YOU hold ourselves to a higher standard and believe that YOU are morally superior to Conservatives and their desire to throw out illegals.
The same reasoning Christians use when comparing themselves with aethist and no doubt a reasoning you reject and I reject your reasoning for the simple reason that you are not morally or intellectually superior nor do you have more compassion for people than conservatives.
You simply have expedient political positions and try always to take the moral high ground in every instance, which is beyond hypocritical.’
Covid-19 is nothing because we are impeaching the president. No wait, that failed. Covid-19 is horrendous and Trump caused millions to die and the economy to go belly up.
Got it Elwood. Your high ground seems to me to be about 8 foot below sea level. I would pay attention to the weather if I was you.
Klem,
You just make shit up. Lie after lie.
Yes, you do.
@ELWOOD
Speechless arent you when you encounter the blatant truth about yourself.
Everything I said above is absolutely true. Your defense of leftists actions is EXACTLY like a Christian when he/she defends themselves against an Aethiest. They hold themselves to a higher standard nonsense while proclaming anyone who does not believe what they believe is somehow less of a moral person.
You exact the same argument in defending ILLEGALS being in the country. You are morally superior for letting them come here and suck the tit of the us government. That same government that you are condemning right now as not doing enough to protect you and everyone else. As if Trump singlehandedly can pass out masks, PPE and ventilators all by himself in 50 states on day one of a virus hidden to us by the Chinese until it was too late.
YOU said Covid-19 was nothing. You ran another guy outta here by saying why are you guys listening to this guy for raising red flags and sounding the alarms at how bad this was and we know why. You procliam yourself a scientist. Yet you act like a moron. You know almost nothing about this virus except what you can cut and paste and we know the Chinese are very good at paying Scientists for their knowledge. How much of your companies material have you forwarded to Beijing Elwood? How many of your colleagues have you stabbed in the back by releasing your information for China to claim as they own. How much money have you taken to spend 18 hours a day Trolling Right Blogs dispensing disinformation?
YOU were impeaching the president. You worthless scumbags on the left dont have any moral high ground to stand on. You and your lap dog MSM buddies were so obsessed with GETTING Trump that Covid-19 didnt exist in your universe until you realized.
NEXT CRISIS to blame on Trump. In a time of pandemic and deaths you continue to spout your political Bull. Twist and distort the truth and then call people liars for calling you out. Don’t talk about moral high ground Elwood. You have none to stand on.
Klem,
You just make shit up. Lie after lie.
More on the CDC. Seems like they’ve cut all their numbers in half.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
This is the model by which Fauci wants to rule us.
– Overestimation of hospitalizations: 8 times
– Overestimation of of ICU beds needed: 6.4 times
– Overestimation of ventilators needed: 40.5 times
– All beds needed: Was 179,267 … Now is 90,353
– ICU beds needed: Was 33,176 … Now is 17,589
– Invasive ventilators: Was 26,544 … Now is 14,951
These aren’t doctors, they’re the Klinical Kops.
Damned straight trump needs to cut their budget. Jeffery whines about overspending, this is clearly the place to start cutting.
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