Posts Tagged ‘Siberia’
As Earth Warms, the Diseases That May Lie Within Permafrost Become a Bigger Worry
By Sara Goudarzi | Scientific American This past summer anthrax killed a 12-year-old boy in a remote part of Siberia. At least 20 other people, also from the Yamal Peninsula, were diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease after approximately 100 suspected cases were hospitalized. Additionally, more than 2,300 reindeer in the area died from the infection.…
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