http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/31/63
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* Covid-19
COVID-19 is shaping up to be among the biggest disasters for humanity
since World War 2. Hundreds of thousands (if not millions) will die from
it, and the financial damage is going to be trillions of dollars. Like
the SARS coronavirus of 2003 and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
coronavirus of 2012, COVID-19 was believed to have originated from
coronavirus in Bats. Clearly, this is not going to be the last time such
a pathogen spillover event occurs, and we need to learn from the
experiences with COVID-19 in order to be better prepared for the
inevitable future spillover events.
— Ninghui Li
* Covid-19 is nature’s wake-up call to complacent civilisation
A bubble has finally been burst—but will we now attend to the other
threats facing humanity?
— George Monbiot
* Covid-19: ‘Nature is sending us a message’, says UN environment chief
Destruction of wildlife and the climate crisis is hurting humanity,
with Covid-19 a ‘clear warning shot’, say experts
— The Guardian
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
