COVID Not Directly Climate-Related, But Other Diseases Can/Will Expand Or Be Triggered By Warming

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1. We need not wait for polar thaw.

Fracking is bringing all sorts of interesting and ancient critters to the surface.
In addition, biocides employed to keep the fracking pipes clear may be contributing
to antibiotic resistance.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2018/10/16/ut-study-how-does-fracking-affect-east-tennessees-water-supply/1646383002/
Teams are also sequencing bacteria found in streams near fracking sites, to find out how they become resistant to antibiotics. Teams are also finding extremophile bacteria which have been pulled out from deep underground by fracking sites. These bacteria are used to the extreme heat and pressure typical of being miles underground.

"We don't even call them bacteria," Hazen said. "We call them archaea, noting that they're from ancient times."