Opinion: COVID-19 is a precursor for infectious disease outbreaks on a warming planet
From the wildfires that destroyed millions of acres across Australia and California to a record-setting hurricane season, climate change has collided with COVID-19 to mark one of the most difficult years in modern human history. And while two highly effective vaccines have provided hope for the pandemic’s end, we must not become complacent. We must act aggressively on climate to prevent future pandemics from occurring more frequently.
Written by Christine James, of Climate Health Now, and Sweta Chakraborty, news commentator for CNN, FOX and BBC.