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Hantavirus is a climate storyScientists tell HEATED the hantavirus outbreak is a warning that climate change is scrambling the boundaries between humans, wildlife, and disease.Want to listen to today’s story instead of reading it? You can find audio/podcast links at the top of this newsletter, and video on YouTube. In the month since a deadly hantavirus outbreak was first reported aboard the MV Hondius, the story has become many things: A story about our lingering COVID-19 trauma, a story about how shitty America’s global outbreak response has become, and a story about how how no one should ever go on a cruise, even if it is an awesome Arctic expedition. |