Media contributions
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Title Human activity, climate change risk more pandemics Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Echo Media type Print Country/Territory Australia Date 29/01/21 Description New research has revealed climate change, environmental degradation and human activity are creating a perfect storm for more deadly pandemics like COVID-19. Dr Kirsten Martinus, the study’s lead author, said climate change and associated severe weather events were altering habitat. ‘So where a habitat may have had ample food for an ecosystem, suddenly you get a change and the food or the ecosystem actually changes itself and you get animals coming in contact with each other that previously were not in contact with each other. And from that you get novel diseases occurring.’ Producer/Author Philippa Clark URL https://www.echo.net.au/2021/01/human-activity-climate-change-risk-more-pandemics/ Persons Kirsten Martinus