Beaver @lemmy.ca to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoBird Flu Pandemic 'Very Likely', Warns Former CDC Directorplantbasednews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down16
arrow-up1198arrow-down1external-linkBird Flu Pandemic 'Very Likely', Warns Former CDC Directorplantbasednews.orgBeaver @lemmy.ca to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareeskimofry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down3·7 days agoA world wide pandemic and lockdown might as well be what saves the planet from further warming… or at least bide us some time.
minus-squareBeaver @lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·7 days agoEnding fossil fuels and animal agriculture are pretty good options.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down60·7 days agoYour name is BEAVER and you’re a she/her??? I don’t know any joke I could make could be funnier than that on it’s own!
minus-squarefartington@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·7 days agoIronically, you did make us all laugh, good job.
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoUnlikely. The COVID lockdowns only decreased carbon emissions ~8%.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 days agoA 30% mortality rate would probably do a lot more than that over the long term. Especially if it’s the coal rolling dude bros who get it from raw milk. Plus it was an 8% reduction we never would have gotten otherwise. I’ll take it!
minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·7 days agoAs of right now we’d only have to quarantine the US… just like we might do in November
minus-squareLuvs2Spuj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoBut inaction, conspiracy and stupidity would ensure a global spread like last time. (Take your pick for birdflu/November)
minus-squareslimarev92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·7 days agoDo you volunteer to be sacrificed for the good of your planet or nah?
A world wide pandemic and lockdown might as well be what saves the planet from further warming… or at least bide us some time.
Ending fossil fuels and animal agriculture are pretty good options.
Your name is BEAVER and you’re a she/her???
I don’t know any joke I could make could be funnier than that on it’s own!
Ironically, you did make us all laugh, good job.
Unlikely. The COVID lockdowns only decreased carbon emissions ~8%.
A 30% mortality rate would probably do a lot more than that over the long term. Especially if it’s the coal rolling dude bros who get it from raw milk.
Plus it was an 8% reduction we never would have gotten otherwise. I’ll take it!
As of right now we’d only have to quarantine the US… just like we might do in November
But inaction, conspiracy and stupidity would ensure a global spread like last time. (Take your pick for birdflu/November)
Do you volunteer to be sacrificed for the good of your planet or nah?